Event like the above scene happen each and everyday, many American must struggle through their last days either alone or under the care of someone who doesn’t have their best interest in mind. Many people young and old, who are ill and well don’t know about Advance Directives or they just put it off until it is too late. Advance Directives is defined as “Any statement made by a competent person about his or her choices for medical treatment should he or she become unable to make such decisions or communicate them in the future,” by authors Inse

Encarta an online dictionary defines euthanasia as “painless killing to relieve suffering: the act or practice of killing somebody who has an incurable illness or injury, or allowing or assisting that person to die. Euthanasia is illegal in most countries.” Although, that definition appears to be clear, euthanasia is more difficult then that to fully explain. Passive euthanasia is when treatment is withheld that could save one’s life, while knowing that this could end one’s life. Also, active euthanasia is, according to Insel and Roth “a deliberate act intended to end another person’s life: voluntary active euthanasia involves the practice of physician administering-at the request of a patient-medication or other intervention that causes death.” Physician-assisted suicide or PAS is when the doctor provides the means for one to commit suicide. Information found in a September 05, 1997 CQ Researcher article entitled “Caring for the Dying” notes about the U.S. Supreme Court, “In decisions handed down June 26, the court ruled that the Constitution does not guarantee Americans the right to commit suicide with a doctor’s help.” An unheard group of people interested in euthanasia is those troubled about the high cost of medical care, which are the aged and poverty-stricken. In The Australian article “Right-to-die lobby missed the start in race for choice” the author writes that euthanasia is a “politics and moral” confusing issue, and that people accept abortion easier that euthanasia. Many in favor of euthanasia felt that it is a way to end suffering and a way to die with dignity. Assisted suicide is not he only end of life issue, caring for an ill person is also important.

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