Everyone knows the name Dr. Jack Kevorkian since the media placed him in the public eye for his actions involved with euthanasia. He has assisted in the deaths of hundreds of patients. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines euthanasia as "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy." The controversial issue of euthanasia is a …showed first 75 words of 915 total…

…showed last 75 words of 915 total…His to take will always remain. As long as we are free beings with the ability and the right to make our own choices and decisions then we should be able to decide whether our life is worth living or whether we have had enough. "A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless to resist." -Steward Alsop