Over the past couple of decades, changes in medical technology have allowed physicians to prolong an individual's life than ever before. Individuals are now able to live a longer and healthier life with the help of respirators and other medical machines. We may consider that living longer maybe be beneficial to us, but people fear of having their lives dependent upon machines, being unconscious, or in terrible pain, and these people wouldn't want to end their lives this way. Many people are attempting to control how and when they die. Which has lead to the on going debate about euthanasia. Trying to determine who and when euthanasia should be carried out or whether or not it should be legalized? Patients which are suffering usually feel that their own quality of life is affected, they have lost hope in themselves and most important they have lost their own will to live, and would rather experience a peaceful death instead of living life in pain and suffer. Whatever the reason Canadians and all other people around the world are worried about how they will die, and the debate concerning euthanasia has become a national issue. Throughout this essay you will get a well understanding of the what euthanasia really is, I will mention the current debates and views, how the law relates to this issue and lastly I will tell you the story about Sue Rodriguez.
             Euthanasia is defined as "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy". But if we want to learn more about the debate, there is lots more to understand than this definition may indicate. Understanding the different forms of euthanasia is important for us to know so we can grasp all of the vital key points and learn why this topic inspires such emotion towards people around the world.
             When people refer to "euthanasia" they maybe be discussing passive euthanasia, active eutha...