There are two different kinds of euthanasia. Active euthanasia is painlessly ending an individual's life for merciful reasons. A doctor could administer a lethal dose of medication to end a person's life. Passive euthanasia is a lack of an action to prevent death. A doctor could not use an a

rtificial respirator to keep a patient a live. Euthanasia should always be an option for those people who are suffering, whether it is voluntary (the patient asks to die) or nonvoluntary (the patient is not mentally competent to request to die).

the skeleton... Unless one is lucky enough to die of Sepsis first, the death is long and agonizing. The act of sitting up can fracture the vertebrae and lifting the dinner tray can fracture both forearms. Who deserves that? For what purpose?" It would be a major punishment to force anyone to live a life full of physical suffering.

Also, it is unfair for the families of one of these people to sit around and watch them suffer, or watch a disease relentlessly take over their body. This is where nonvoluntary euthanasia comes into play. If a person is in a coma, or is brain dead, meaning parts of the brain do not work, the person is not capable of making there own decision. I feel that the families should be able to decide to end their loved one's life. If a person is living "like a vegetable" relief should be administered even if the person can not speak for themselves. While the family suffers emotionally from watching their loved one's slow and agonizing death, they also suffer with bills that have to be paid while the patient stays in the hospital. It is expensive to keep them their

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