Well, I work in a vet clinic so euthanasia is something I see very often. It’s interesting how the euthanasia of people is far more controversial than the euthanasia of animals.  I mean, to me, it would seem that we “play God” far more with the euthanasia of animals than people because the animal has no choice in the matter. Many times perfectly healthy animals are euthanized simply because they aren’t wanted. At least if a perfectly health person wanted to be euthanized it would be their choice to do so.
I remember discussing this in philosophy and basically for me it comes down to it’s your choice to live or die, no matter what your circumstances are. You can be perfectly healthy but if you don’t want to live then who am I to say that you should go against your will? But this brought up the issue of being in a state of mind where you are aware enough to make that decision.  If you are told you have a terminal illness are you still in a state where you can make that decision? Or are you in a state of shock and your mind is clouded by thoughts of the end? Or what if the primary care giver of someone who was differently abled wanted to euthanize that person? Do they have the right to call the shots of life and death? Or what if we switch that around, and if the individual wants to die but the caregiver does not want them to? 

Basically, I support the premise of euthanasia and assisted suicide (and from what I read about mercy killings which was just a synonym for euthanasia… if that’s not correct, let me know!).  We all have should be able to control our lives, including when they end. But when you dig deeper there are grey areas and areas where this could be abused (what if people’s signatures were forged onto euthanasia papers?). 

I hope that was a decent answer, even though I don’t have a real conclusive answer.  But it’s an interesting question, I think I might go find out Canada’s laws on this topic since I have no clue what they are! :)

"What you don’t understand is that it’s better to die on your feet then to live on your knees” “You have it backwards. it’s better to live on your feet then to die on your knees” - Rise Against, Survivor Guilt

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