eaths of patients. Originally, he hooked his patients up to a machine that delivered measured doses of medications, but the patients pushed a button to release them. Lately, he provided carbon monoxide and a facemask so those patients could initiate the flow of gas. (Euthanasia) Kervorkian has assisted in more than a hundred deaths, but also he finally admitted to over 130 assists. (collegeterm) A man named Thomas Youk, 52 was killed by the assistance of Kervorkian. The killing of Thomas was videotaped and was given to 60 Minutes to air on television. He was suffering from Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and to be killed he was injected with a lethal dose of Potassium Chloride. In this assist Kervorkian injected Youk rather than rigging up his homemade suicide machine. Thomas was frightened that the advancing disease would cause him a horrible death; he wanted to a quick painless exit from life. Dr. Kervorkian was charged with First Degree murder, and the jury found with guilty of Second-Degree murder in March of 1999.Active euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, is it right? I do not believe that if someone wants to die that a doctor should help him or her. When you think of a doctor you think of a professional example, he or she is there to help you heal or save your life, not to kill it. I believe the active euthanasia is wrong. God has a plan for you, every day is planned out for a reason, and everything that happens is for a reason. If you go and kill yourself, or at least have someone help you, it is going against God’s plan. With traditional Christian beliefs, it violates one’s natural desire to live. It also harms people, and life is the gift of God and it thus only be taken by God. If you sit down, think about the situation of killing yourself, and think about the consequences, they are not always the best. I believe everyone has horrible days, weeks or years, no matter what happens, there should be no reason why your ...
