When discussing who has the right to determine a person's death, the question is always controversial. Euthanasia is known as the practice of intentionally ending a life in the hope of freeing an individual from an incurable disease or unbearable suffering (Nordqvist). It can be done at the request of a dying patient or with the consent of a person's legal guardian. Although our society influences the prolonged treatment of medicine and care of all people, euthanasia with special guidelines should be added as an additional option because it allows dying patients to avoid a painful death, reduces financial burdens and decreases suffering family. a loved one or close friend suffers from a serious, fatal and incurable disease. Would it be morally acceptable to allow the person in pain to decide whether they want to take their own life? Unfortunately, in the United States, this choice does not exist, and if such an act were carried out by any doctor it would be considered a crime of murder which could result in a prison sentence of up to 14 years or more (Nordqvist). Oregon and Washington DC are currently the only two states that allow assisted suicide, while euthanasia is illegal in every state ("Where it is legal in the United States"). The difference between the two is how they are both performed. When assisted suicide occurs, the patient administers the drug prescribed by the doctor, however euthanasia occurs when the doctor himself administers the drug to the suffering patient, with the aim of ending his life sooner (Diaconescu 474). In the Supreme Court case, People of In the case of the State of Michigan v. Jack Kevorkian, a patient named Thomas Youk was killed by his doctor by documents in each state. Works Cited Diaconescu, Amelia Mihaela. "Euthanasia." Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice 4.2 (2012): 474-483. Academic research completed. Network. December 3, 2013.Humphry, Derek. "Euthanasia is ethical" Euthanasia Opposing points of view. Ed. Carol Wekesser. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1995. Print."Legal Precedent - Euthanasia - ProCon.org." ProConorg Securities. ProCon, April 13, 2009. Web. December 03, 2013.Nordqvist, Christian. "What is euthanasia (assisted suicide)? What is the definition of assisted suicide or euthanasia?" Medical news today. MediLexicon International, March 19, 2010. Web. November 30, 2013. Tamkins, Teresa. “Medical bills cause more than 60% of bankruptcies in the United States.” CNN. Cable News Network, June 5, 2009. Web. December 3, 2013. "Where It's Legal in the United States" Assisted suicide. Wisconsin Right to Life and Web. 03 December. 2013.