After many restless nights Derek agreed and began his search for a doctor. He considered three doctors to nurse Jean back to health but was rejected. This was because the doctor would be subjecting himself to prosecution in court. The other doctor would suffer from malpractice in court and could not afford to lose his license in medicine.

After being rejected, Derek asked a young doctor that he met years ago, who went under the name of “Dr. Joe”. Derek, Jean, and “Dr. Joe” met and discussed what would happen and exactly how Jean would want to die. Jean decided on taking capsules.

Jean died in 1975 as she wished. Jean died a calm and peaceful death. She did not have to suffer for as long as a year. Jean ended her suffering with in an hour and Derek was happy knowing she would not be suffering.

Several years later Derek met a woman by the nam

Most Christian groups and Eastern religions do not oppose passive euthanasia. There are always exceptions to the rule. The exceptions include strict gospel denominations, such as Mormons, Evangelicals. No church has endorsed active euthanasia, although many would not be condemned. Most religions leave matters to the person’s conscience. According to Derek Humphry and Ann Wicket in The Right to Die, religions do so because they realize “that active euthanasia is both a complex and explosive question theologically.”

On the other hand, a symptom such as depression that may be caused by a disease is not a reason for euthanasia. Proponents and opponents both agree that elderly with little money should not commit suicide to spare relatives money and/or misery. In Washington election of 1991, opponents cited that euthanasia would cause premature deaths in healthy elderly population. Dr. Robin Bernhof stated, “Those people (elderly in good health) are already under tremendous pressure to get out of the way.” Euthanasia is not the answer for mental suffering (depression) because it can be controlled and/or treated. Euthanasia is considered the best choice after a mentally incompetent patient has told his physician he or she wants to die when pain becomes unbearable.

After this case, there were many seminars held to discuss euthanasia. Doctors published medical journals focusing specifically on euthanasia. In these medical journals Doctors argued in favor of euthanasia. Doctors described their personal accounts of doctors helping patients end their lives. If doctors are publishing their illegal participation in euthanasia, then this clearly shows a need for a pro-euthanasia law.

There are two types of euthanasia. Those two types are passive and active. Passive euthanasia is “pulling the plug” death. Passive euthanasia is less controversial because there is not a chance for a person to recover. Passive euthanasia could also be signing a living will. A person states his wish to die if ever placed on a life-support system. This also eliminates a doctor’s legal responsibility for a person’s death.

Active euthanasia is illegal, but suicide is not, why? There is nothing different from the two from the medical point of view. Opponents or legislators must use one of Hemlock Society’s principles to regulate laws so euthanasia (with the aid of a doctor) can be allowed: “Hemlock does not encourage suicide for any primary emotional, traumatic, or financial reason in the absence of terminal illness. It approves the work of those involved in suicide prevention”. Ultimately society must learn and accept the fact that the final decision is a person’s choice that should be a right.

Euthanasia would not be such a “hot” topic if there were not peopl

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