The word euthanasia comes from the Greek language, as explained in Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide: Introduction (Robinson). It means the intentional ending of life by another at the explicit request of the deceased. This means that the person who dies must ask someone else to help them commit suicide. However, euthanasia can include the voluntary or involuntary termination of life. Sometimes people end up being euthanized without giving consent because their doctors believe there is little hope for them, passing it off as an act of mercy to appease them. Euthanasia should not be considered suicide; it should be considered murder because a person who commits suicide does not need any help to do so, whereas a person who uses euthanasia as a means of dying needs help from a doctor or of another qualified person. As noted in an article by BA Robinson, contrary to some misguided beliefs, there are many types of euthanasia (euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide). These include: passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and involuntary euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves hastening a person's death by altering some form of support and letting nature take its course. Morphine overdose is the most common form of passive euthanasia. Active euthanasia consists of causing the death of a person by direct action, in response to a request from that person. Physician-assisted suicide occurs when a doctor provides information and/or the means to commit suicide to a person, so that they can easily end their life. Involuntary euthanasia describes the killing of a person who has not explicitly requested assistance in dying. Many people...... middle of paper ...... his life should bear the full brunt of the justice system. . It's a doctor's job to help, not kill. Euthanasia is simply not a good thing. It's not fair to the patients' families and it's not fair to the patient either, cited by Burke, J. Balch and Randall K. O'Bannon. “Why We Should Not Legalize Assisted Suicide: Part III: What About the Terminally Ill?” http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/asisuiid3.html. Finsterbusch, Kurt. Taking sides: conflicting views on controversial social issues. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Dubuque, Iowa. 2006: 256-267. “In a word. » http://www.balancedpolitics.org/assisted_suicide.htm.Robinson, BA “Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide: Introduction.” 1997 – 2002. http://www.religioustolerance.org/euth1.htm.Yount, Lisa. Euthanasia. Lucent Books, Inc. San Diego, California. 2001: 11-12.