Euthanasia

Euthanasia
The debate among philosophers and American society about euthanasia has been going on for decades. The laws of USA ban doctor-assisted suicides, but there are many ethical dilemmas about this issue. Euthanasia is an action designed to end a human life painlessly. The textbook "Contemporary Moral problems" acknowledges that euthanasia "is killing someone for the sake of mercy to relieve great suffering" (184). There are two types of euthanasia: voluntary and involuntary. There is an important to notice the difference between voluntary euthanasia where the decision to terminate…