I need help for an introduction to my persuasive essay on Euthanasia. I'm pro

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euthanasia? I have major writers block and need suggestions to get going again. I'm completely and utterly stuck on the introduction and everything i write feels like it's on a grade three writing level. If someone could just give me two or three sentences that don't sound as bad as mine please help. This was probably the best I have come up with so far but i hate it

In modern society, we are so technologically advanced that we are able to keep people who are terminally ill alive for months, and even years. Sometimes it is even against the will of the patient. Euthanasia can be defined as, “ the practice of ending a life so as to release an individual from an incurable disease or intolerable suffering, also referred to as mercy killing”(Bok 3). There is a lot of controversies involving Euthanasia.
 
Since you're writing a persuasive piece, I say start off with a situational introduction. Paint the picture for the readers by making your story more human. Good luck!
 
Since it is persuasive, you should try to open with something which will get people on your side from the beginning. How about saving this relevant information for later on and opening with a moving example from real life. Or, better still, linking this information to a real life case in which someone's suffering could have been ended via euthanasia?

For example:

'Modern medical technology is so advanced that it could keep Bill Mathers alive for 72 months after he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, however all Mr Mathers wanted in those 72 months was an end to his constant pain and suffering.'

Note that I just made up the story of Bill Mathers as an example.
 
Is this supposed to be an introduction paragraph? (Note that I'm asking this because this does not appear to be an intro.)

This would fit well for part of a body paragraph, but the last sentence doesn't seem to flow and connect with the previous sentences. It partially makes the definition an assumption that it is a controversy rather than it actually is a controversy. Maybe saying something such as "This would be just one controversy involving Euthanasia."
 
As advances in the medical field prolong human life, there are unintended consequences. In particular I would like to examine how on unfortunate occasions, individuals who will never recover from their particular trauma or illness are kept alive past their natural time. This causes pain to the living. Bothe friends and relatives, and the members of the medical staff. It places a burden and adds a feeling of guilt, knowing the person would not want them to have such a difficult decision. etc. etc

hope that helps a bit
 
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