Euthanasia can come in five different forms and it is important to know the distinctions between them. The main types of euthanasia are firstly voluntary euthanasia, which refers to when a person has chosen and made it clear that they want to end their life and taken steps to say so (What). Normally, this is done through an advanced directive created in advance so that if a person becomes incapable of making medical decisions (such as in cases of coma, dementia and other debilitating conditions), their wishes and his thoughts will be taken in his place. (quoted in Bonin). The other main type of procedure is non-voluntary euthanasia, which occurs when the death was neither requested nor consented to (this is also usually the case in cases of coma and dementia). This form of euthanasia is the one that is the most bitterly fought and which worries supporters of euthanasia the most because it is the one that most resembles murder (and could even possibly be qualified as such). There are two procedural ones with the first being passive euthanasia, that is to say the cessation or refusal of any surgical intervention, any equipment (including respirators) or any treatment. vital ; Passive euthanasia is generally acceptable by law and by the majority of religions, because it is not considered a deliberate end to life, but rather an attempt to resort to additional measures to prolong it. The second type of procedure is active euthanasia, where the death of an individual is brought about intentionally and through specific actions (cited in Bonin). The final type of euthanasia is euthanasia by omission, which results from the planned causation of death through the removed or suspended lack of the essential elements necessary for life (Bonin; What). This is...... middle of paper ......hilip, Dr. "Euthanasia: I hope you never need it, but be glad the option is there." Editorial. CNN.com. Cable News Network, November 27, 2013. Web. March 14, 2014.Shakespeare, Jocasta. "Euthanasia: 'We should not be made to suffer like this'" The Telegraph. The Telegraph Media Group, February 25, 2008. Web. March 14, 2014. Somerville, Margaret. “What would we lose by legalizing euthanasia?” ABC. Np, May 24, 2013. Web. March 14, 2014. “State-by-State Guide to Physician-Assisted Suicide – Euthanasia – ProCon.org.” ProConorg Titles. NP, 2014. Web. April 30, 2014. United States. United States National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. NCBI. By J. Pereira, MBChB MSc. Np, April 2011. Web. March 14, 2014. “What is euthanasia (assisted suicide)?” What is the definition of assisted suicide or euthanasia? MNT Knowledge Center. Medical News Today, March 19, 2010. Web. March 14. 2014.