Euthanasia: Pros and ConsEuthanasia or should I say physician-assisted suicide, which basically means ending a person's life to relieve them of pain and/or suffering. There are two main categories of euthanasia: voluntary euthanasia, which is performed with consent, making it legal in the United States and some other countries, and involuntary euthanasia, which is performed without consent because the patient is unable to do it themselves, making it illegal in the United States. all countries. The two procedural categories for performing euthanasia are known as passive euthanasia and active euthanasia; There are several advantages and disadvantages to these procedures. Some people may say that it is a positive procedure because it helps someone by taking away their pain and suffering, but others question the importance of life and consider it murder. I will list and talk about some of the important pros and cons of this procedure, since people have many different opinions. The two procedures, “Active Euthanasia – A doctor or nurse gives a sick patient a medicine that will kill them” and “Passive Euthanasia.” euthanasia – A patient does not receive the medications or treatment they need to stay alive” (English online). Some proponents of euthanasia should give someone the right to decide when their life should end, some people might experience severe life-threatening physical and emotional pain that they simply could no longer bear. The patient is the only person who really knows what he feels and what he experiences. It appears that because most Americans support euthanasia, "Americans generally support allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives, but the degree of support varies from 51% to 70%, depending on how the pr...... middle of paper ......ine. (nd). Euthanasia. Retrieved March 9, 2014 from http://www.english-online.at/society/euthanasia/pros-and-cons-of-euthanasia.htmReligions. (nd). BBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2014 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/christianethics/euthanasia_1.shtmlGreek Medicine – The Hippocratic Oath. (July 2, 2012). United States National Library of Medicine. Accessed March 9, 2014, from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_oath.htmlSaad, L. (nd). American support for euthanasia depends on how it is described. American support for euthanasia depends on how it is described. Retrieved March 6, 2014, from http://www.gallup.com/poll/162815/support-euthanasia-hinges-describe.aspxWhat is euthanasia?. (nd). Medical News Today. Accessed March 7, 2014 from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/182951.php