octor or in some cases!
, a family member, uses injections, weapons, or other means of killing to act out euthanasia. But euthanasia is usually gentle and quiet. In most of the cases of euthanasia, the patient died by lethal injection or certain life support systems were withheld. There are many types of euthanasia. The most common type is voluntary euthanasia (Russell 32). Voluntary euthanasia is euthanasia that is performed at the will of the patient. Involuntary euthanasia is the other type of euthanasia (Russell 32). That is when the patient does not want euthanasia, but it is administered (i.e. compulsory). There are also different ways to administer euthanasia. One is direct euthanasia, which is deliberately inducing death in order to terminate hopeless suffering (Russell 31). Then there is indirect euthanasia, which is indirectly causing death with the use of drugs to relieve pain, but hasten death (Russell 31). When a patient pleads for euthanasia doctors are placed in a dilemma. If they help!
the patient die then their practicing license could be taken away and they may be taken to court, possibly ruining their career (McCuen 53). However, the patient who is constantly in pain will always be on the doctor's conscience unless they do something about it. Usually the doctor decides to
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