stay at a state level, and since it does, that state have reserved powers to help make laws and decisions to help give us a right to die, that is not explicitly covered in the Constitution. Sad enough, individuals seeking their right to die are forced to do so through a long and cumbersome judicial process. In some instances, a favorable judgment is not reached until long after the individual's death (Sloan, 13).The issue of euthanasia is so divided that a solution will probably never be found. Those doctors and medical staff who swear by the Hippocratic Oath would rather steer away from an illegal bind by just prolonging life as long as the have the power and knowledge to do so. Has the whole medical community become so arrogant that they believe in the illusion of salvation through science? Have they become so self-righteous that they think meddling in God's work is their duty, their moral imperative, and their legal obligation? Do they really believe that they have the right to force "life" on a suffering individual who begs for the right to die (Barnet & Bedau, 423)? As Americans we are given the absolute right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. God forbid that the day should come when life is actually forced on an individual who lacks the liberty to say if they are happy or not with the decision that has been made. In essence, all liberty is lost for the terminally ill patient, and the pursuit of happiness is bound in a tiresome judicial process. Those of us who have the right to live, and are not among the living dead, rarely stick up for the one that are. Because of this, we have left our lives in the hands of the medical practice and the law, whom both are notorious for their "God-complex". Do we have the right to live? Yes. Do we have the right to die? All we have left to rely on are the secret crimes of compassion....
