Hyde's symptoms included paralysis and difficulty swallowing. It was then that he confided in Dr. Jack Kevorkian about being his severe pain, and he wanted to end his life as quickly as possible. Dr. Kevorkian passively assisted Hyde in committing suicide and was later arrested for violating a Michigan state law. The jury later acquitted Dr. Kevorkian of any wrongdoing based on a loophole in the same law that he was charged of breaking. The law excluded those whose intent to cause death was only to relieve pain. As years passed, Dr. Kevorkian found himself behind bars when his methods changed from being passively-involved in assisting suicide to active participation. He was charged for videotaping his procedures and presenting them on national broadcast.
The practice of euthanasia is generally considered immoral on religious grounds. In the Christian faith, the practice of euthanasia is generally believed to be wrong and outright unnecessary. Christians are compelled to place complete faith in God's hands. The human body is created by God, and therefore, can only be destroyed by Him. Christians view the act of assisting suicide on any level as an abandonment of her or her morals. Similarly, those who follow the Buddhist and Hindu religions believe in the idea of life-preservation through ahimsa (non-violence) and the period of nirvana (paradise). However, their faith also provides an ethical flexibility regarding the decision to seek assisted suicide given that the ultimate reward is to reach nirvana.
Despite these idealistic beliefs, the choice is usually made from the physician's own personal and rational belief system. Some physicians believe that in certain circumstances, euthanasia is permissible as long as it is performed under certain law-binding situations. The primary duty of the physician is to secure the well-being of their patient by encouraging them to follow the recommended procedures involved in treatment promoting death as an option, as well as jeopardizing clinical ethics.