Euthanasia

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Abstract
Over the past decade the issue of whether it is ever permissible to withhold life-sustaining treatment has been debated by doctors and ethicists and in the courts and state legislatures. Gradually, a consensus has emerged that it is indeed permissible and even mandatory to withhold life-sustaining treatment under certain circumstances.1 2 3 Now attention has begun to turn toward the issue of euthanasia. Euthanasia means purposely terminating the life of a patient to prevent further suffering, and it is illegal. Thus, it is different from withholding life-sustaining treatment. It is also different from administering a drug, such as morphine, that may hasten . . .