s of morphine to control pain, in spite of the likelihood that the pain killer will suppress respiration and cause the death earlier than it would have happened. Such doses of painkillers have a dual effect of relieving pain and hastening death. Administering such medication is regarded a ethical in most political jurisdictions and by most medical services.” (Euthanasia 2)Another type of Euthanasia is “involuntary euthanasia,” in which a person who is in a persistent vegetative state and will most likely never recover is killed even though they have not legally requested aid in dying.The most contested type of euthanasia today is Physician-Assisted suicide. With this type of euthanasia a doctor “…supplies information and/or the means of committing suicide to a person so they can easily terminate their own life.” (Euthanasia 3) Dr. Jack Kevorkian and his suicide machine have become famous for his contribution to this type of euthanasia. He is probably best known for this practice because he does not deny he practices it. The first case that Dr. Kevorkian had was in 1990. He met his "patient" in Michigan (which did not prohibit assistance in a suicide at that time). The woman's name was Janet Adkins, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease (Levine 114). Using a machine that Kevorkian invented she killed herself. This machine that Kevorkian made consisted of an IV that first dripped salt water into the patient. Then when the patient was ready, she pressed a button that released a chemical agent that induced unconsciousness. After about five minutes, the machine delivered a lethal dose of potassium chloride. She died in less than six minutes. According to Kevorkian, just before dying, "she looked at me with grateful eyes and said, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.'"(Levine 115)When doctors receive their license to practice medicine they have to take the Hippocratic Oath. This oath says that "I wil...
