Clinics and society face today the problem of euthanasia, which deals with life and death. For some, is saving a life and for other, is to kill one. Euthanasia not only relates to medicines and society, but also with religion. There is a distinction to be made in terms of euthanasia; it deals with passive and active euthanasia. According to the religion, nobody but God has the right to give a life or take it away. But at the same time, technology plays a role on it, since in most cases, the patient is kept alive due to the machines. This can also be considered a violation of God rules, since then patient will no longer live if the machines are off. "Euthanasia comes from the Greek word "good" or "merciful" death. It is the art of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from incurable conditions or disease. Active euthanasia is an intentional act that causes death. Passive euthanasia is an intentional act to avoid prolonging the dying process."(Euthanasia, 2)

Euthanasia is a very controversial issue today since it struggles with the right to die or to live. It is necessary to define what is to be a human being: a person living or a vegetative person living. To what extend i

Euthanasia deals with the quality of life, suffering, dependency, morality, personal beliefs and death itself. This has been a controversial issue for a long time, and it is still today. In some countries is accepted, but there are opposing viewpoints, thus, in some countries is not a choice. We should not only say that is accepted or not in some countries but we should say societies and individuals too. Within the beliefs and the ethical dilemma that euthanasia involves, there is a life. Euthanasia is a struggle that involves different points of view. Although it is a personal decision, life experiences feelings and reflections have to be done to reach the choice: to die or to live. That is why euthanasia involves this whole struggle of living painfully, dying easy, ending pain. It involves the passive and the active euthanasia. Which I support passive, but not active.

s a person considered to be living? To what extend is euthanasia a choice? Technology made possible to prolong patient to be alive, but living because of the help of machines is not living in reality. Euthanasia is a choice; therefore, in a vegetative state, among others, where passive euthanasia can be applied, the decision has to be made by patients' closest relatives with medical advice.

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