"Euthanasia is not about the right to die. It is about the right to kill." - International Anti-Euthanasia Working Group It seems impossible for me to claim that I am anti-euthanasia or pro-euthanasia because there are two ways to participate in the process...active or passive. After researching the subject, I have concluded that I cannot support active euthanasia because it seems to follow the same principle as homicide: one person kills another. I don't believe anyone has the right to decide when or how a person's life should end. On the other hand, I cannot say that I am totally against suicide or passive euthanasia. Although I do not condone suicide, I respect a person's right to choose between their personal life and their death. Regarding passive euthanasia, I consider it to be part of suicide and I think it is a concept that has existed for years but remained unknown until recently. Therefore, if I were to make a statement about my views on euthanasia, it would simply be: "I am against active euthanasia...I am for passive euthanasia." » To understand why I feel such opposition on an issue, one must understand the proper definitions of “active” and “passive” euthanasia. According to the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force, assisted suicide, or passive euthanasia, involves "a non-suicidal person who knowingly and intentionally provides the means or otherwise acts to assist a suicidal person to commit suicide." ". On the other hand, active euthanasia occurs when “one person does something that directly kills another.” To give an example, Dr. Kevorkian carried out passive euthanasia of patients by providing his patients with the means (lethal injections) to end their lives. But, in 1999, Dr. Kevorkian pa...... middle of article...... December 13, 2000. http://www.death-dying.com/survey.html"The rule of two effect. " Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives. June 24, 1999. December 5, 2000. http://www.house.gov/judiciary/hunt0624.htmRumbelow, Helen. "Last agonies of 'easy' death." Time. Newspaper Times Limited. 24 February 2000. 29 August 2000. http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/2000/02/24/timnwsnws01040.htmlSobsey, Dick. "A briefing paper prepared for the Prime Minister's Council on the Status of Disabled Persons." December 5, 2000. http://www.thalimide.ca/gwolbring/eau_def.html “When death is sought”. Working Group on Life and Law. December 5, 2000. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/patient/preface.htmTeachers Comments: Effort merits and A. Please see my notes in the essay regarding your issues with citing format.