What is euthanasia?

Euthanasia or assisted suicide is the practice of painless killing someone suffering from an incurable disease. Most of the country's laws doesn't allow such practice in their county and consider it as breach of laws. Some countries have legalized the practice of euthanasia only for those under incurable pain and suffering. Canada has recently allowed doctor assisted suicide in case of incurable pain.

There are two classifications for euthanasia:

1. Voluntary euthanasia: This is a type of euthanasia conducted with consent.
2. Involuntary euthanasia: type of euthanasia conducted without consent.

Euthanasia have always been a matter of controversy. People willing to die with dignity have always fought for their rights. Nurses and doctors assisting suicide were charged with murder before. Pain and suffering have lead people to beg for their death. Even loved ones can’t see the person with suffering in the situation and decide to end other’s life to bestow them peace.

There are two procedural classifications for Euthanasia:

1. Passive euthanasia: When doctors prescribe a heavy dose of any medication which they know once given to the patient will act like a poison. This kind of killing is described as passive euthanasia.
2. Active euthanasia: A lethal substance or forceful actions are used to end someone’s life is described as active euthanasia.

Individuals opting for assisted suicide or euthanasia were criticized by religious, moral ethical and compassionate arguments.

It is the choice of any person to die with dignity. No-one has right to stop someone to end their life when they have no other choice because of physical pain which is impossible to cure.