ht to respect that their life be ended. A frequently given example is of people suffering from a terminal illness for which there is no known cure. In the early stages of such an illness, people may have a relatively high quality of life. As the illness progresses, however, they may fear the suffering, dependency on others, and loses of control that their situation might bring” (Wise 33).” Though the advancements today have reached a height where most diseases can be easily resolved by taking a manmade medicine, some diseases have yet to be found, have no known cure, and may result in unwanted events. “In the resolution 779/1975 it is demonstrated that the purpose of medical practice is not exclusively intended to extend life, but also to recognize the patients right(s) to not suffer unnecessarily” (Diaconescu 476). The necessity to place the patient’s opinion and choice above the crucial state they are in, is never considered during these debates and should influence how others view this topic.

Reputation and money have become major influences on the world today. Hospitals are naturally expensive because of the costly gear used, plenty of employees, and substances used to recover the patient. Hospital care costs in 2018 was $1,193 billion, while the output gross for hospitals is $943 billion. An estimated $35,400 was charged to a patient for a stay at the hospital in 2014 (Statista). These high prices could easily put a family into poverty and damage their living. Allowing the choice of euthanasia can decrease these prices and allow the patient to die peacefully. Medical treatments are determined by examining the victim’s wounds, the procedure cannot be performed without the patient’s consent, many people see no difference between euthanasia and the regular operations; both forms of medical practice require consent and are done by physicians (Wise 38). The practice of assisted suicide has become more popular and surveyed to be growing in agreement. Surveys were taken from the year 1996 to 2015 on how citizens viewed euthanasia. In 1996, 52% voted pro euthanasia, 42% voted con euthanasia, and 6% without an answer (Wise 42). The surveys taken after 1996 increased the percentage of people pro euthanasia with 2003 being the least amount of unopinionated surveyors at 2% (Wise 42). Results from 2015 had the highest positive results with 68% pro euthanasia, 38% against euthanasia, and 4% unanswered (Wise 42).

Being alive and living are different, living is the act of not being dead while being alive means to be able to roam around and experience life. In the case where the victim is unresponsive because they are unconscious and the brain is still active but does not have or has little control to the rest of the body, doctors will continue the treatment that could allow the patient to continue “living” for years (Wise 41). Many people who are against mercy killing have the argument that lethal injections are an unnatural meth