The article ‘life and Death Situations’, written by Denis Welch and published in the May 31st – June 6th edition of the New Zealand Listener, looks at the ongoing debate concerning legalising euthanasia by providing the reader with information about a paralysed man who is desperate to die, and die legally.

One thing I liked about this article is how unbiased it is. Unlike many writers, Denis Welch doesn’t focus on one aspect concerning the debate of legalised euthanasia. The reader isn’t given one point of view, but the point of view of the whole spectrum of people, including religious groups, political groups and human rights activists. Although the main focus of the article is of Fred Robinson, a tetraplegic who is desperate for euthanasia to become legal so he can die, it doesn’t give the reader a sense of bias. The story is only there to emphasise what its like to want to die, not to try and change the readers’ point of views regarding the debate. The fact that this article is free from bias helps the reader choose there own side of the debate from the unbiased information given which, in my opinion, is a very good quality in an article.

Another thing I liked about this article was the insight it gave me as a reader. The article shows readers what its like to want to die. The main focus of the article is about Fred Robinson, a tetraplegic who desperately wants to die through the use of euthanasia. The article explores his life living in a confined hospital room in Christchurch and his past, how he got this way and what he’s done to try and die. Before I read this article I didn’t  know what it was like to live in pain wishing to die, but this article helped me understand why people desperately want euthanasia.

In conclusion, this article was a good one because it was free from bias by providing information from all sides of the debate concerning legalising euthanasia. Another good thing about this article was the amount of information given to help the reader understand peoples point of views. Overall this article was very well done.