You've been sitting in your hospital bed for at least three months now, and the pain and boredom are starting to become even more torturous than you could have imagined. The pain you feel every day is excruciating; a normal, everyday procedure, like going to the bathroom or eating something, is a long, drawn out and painful ordeal. Every doctor you've spoken with agrees that you'll soon die from whatever disease has infested your body, but even six months seems like an excruciatingly long time, especially when all you have to do is occupy your time. lie painfully in bed, waiting for the end. Your family and friends are already devastated by the news; they already know that you are on the verge of death and could easily pass away soon. You don't know much, but you know you just want the pain to stop. Many people face this horrible situation every day. Fortunately, there is one option they can turn to: euthanasia, also known as physician-assisted suicide. Euthanasia is the human suicide of a terminally ill person. It has been supported and demonstrated to be moral by many political figures and follows several Democratic ideals. Euthanasia is a humane and moral way of ending one's life during a period of irremediable suffering. There are many ways in which euthanasia promotes the common good and helps ensure people have their individual rights. For example, one of the Democratic ideals is to promote the common good. When someone suffers from a terminal illness, it not only affects many more people than just the victim; it affects everyone who is close to and cares about that person. When you still have six months of suffering to look forward to, there is nothing you can do to alleviate the situation...... middle of paper ...... and I'm writing it again. This shows that the Hippocratic Oath is not a good reason not to allow euthanasia in the United States. Now when a person is lying in a hospital bed in horrible pain, they will know they have comfort. They can help themselves to end suffering quickly and humanely. They can help end the pain that family members feel towards them. They will be happy that euthanasia has been authorized by the United States of America and that many lives will be better off because of the choice they can make. Girsh, Faye. “How are we going to die.” Free survey Winter 2001: Print.2. First Greek doctors. Hippocratic Oath. ~500 BCE3. Kass, Leon. “Neither for love nor for money.” Public Interest 1989: Print.4. Nuland, Sherwin. “Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Practice.” New England Journal of Medicine, February 24, 2000: printed.