What Euthanasia is Not

Euthanasia is not about many things. It is not for a physician to take the initiative to kill a patient. It is not about committing suicide, which is a legal act. It is not for people who are going through a depression or a difficult time in life and want a “way out.” It can not be administrated by a family member the choice has to be from the terminally ill patient. There are only a select few places in the world that empowers people to have control over their own bodies. According to Religious tolerance: “As of 2010, unless a person lives in Colombia, Japan, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Albania or Thailand, or in the U.S. states of Montana, Oregon, or Washington, the only lawful option is to remain alive, sometimes in intractable pain, until their body finally collapses.”



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           http://www.religioustolerance.org/euth2.htm