Euthanasia is a tough issue to deal with. Seeing my grandfather die a slow, painful death because of terminal cancer has really changed my views on this. It's a very painful experience to see someone you love go through the utter pain of having to undergo brutal treatments for an ultimately terminal disorder. I feel that people should have the right to end their lives on their own terms. Mercy sometimes requires mercy killing; it sounds harsh, but it's reality. When you have a dog or a cat that is old and sick, you take it to the vet or to the pound to have it injected. The pain is certainly the same for humans. Why should we leave this Earth by way of a horrible, painful and certain death? You can hope all you want for a miracle cure, but that is rare. There are many cases where death is imminent; at least in these cases, people should be allowed to leave on their own terms. We ultimately have free will to make decisions that will affect our lives. I think that it should be up to the individual to choose life or death. The government shouldn't waste it's time and resources trying to regulate this. At the end of the day death is a very personal issue, one that everyone will have to face at one time or another; it might as well be on our own terms.
