Living in America, we are all given the right and privilege to live, however, should America condone an individual with the right to die? Euthanasia has been an ongoing debate for years with two altering viewpoints towards this issue. A number of people believe that euthanasia should be practiced and be used to alleviate the pain terminally ill patients suffer from. Others will argue that "mercy killing" still constitutes as murdering an individual (National Right to Life Committee, 1997).

Euthanasia is described as intentionally killing someone who declares a desire for death. We most commonly witness the desire to die in terminally ill cancer patients. A majority of these patients have suffered and undergone countless attempts to lengthen their lives, but the sad truth is that a majority of cancer patients don't survive for a long desired amount. The cost of treatment is considerably high, and the physical and...