Euthanasia is a permanent solution to a long-term problem. Proposing euthanasia to patients near death is a controversial subject that generates many opinions. Proponents of euthanasia say it is justified as long as the patient gives permission. Euthanasia is not justifiable due to ethical and legal issues, the disoriented state of mind of euthanized patients, and religious beliefs that condemn euthanasia. A British doctor, Lord Platt of Cambridge, said that a majority of doctors are reluctant to administer actual euthanasia. . Another British doctor, Lord Brock of London, made the argument that if euthanasia were legal, the government should take on the role of intermediary. He says government oversight of euthanasia could prove very costly. According to Brock, the government would choose where, when and who would administer the lethal drug. The cost of euthanasia would prove to be an unnecessary financial burden. He also says that killing patients is not part of the job description of doctors and nurses (“Euthanasia” 229-230). The primary function of doctors is to improve the health of their patients. This belief is reinforced in the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors must take. The oath states: “I swear to perform, to the best of my ability and judgment…I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required” (Tyson). Nowhere in this oath does it say that doctors should take the lives of their patients. Many doctors do not want to make ethical decisions that involve the life of another human being. Administering euthanasia to a patient is essentially a doctor, he...... middle of paper ......ilton). Religious beliefs like the Bible and the Koran openly condemn suicide and murder. The act of euthanasia involves extinguishing a person's life force. Abrahamic religions view this as murder and a direct violation of God's teachings to his people (Gielen, Branden, Broeckaert 1-17). Euthanasia is performed on near-dead patients in an attempt to relieve suffering. Many doctors, however, do not want to violate their Hippocratic Oath or infringe on their religious beliefs. Often, these patients agree to euthanasia due to poor judgment due to the pain of the illness and the physiological effects of medications. Doctors are hesitant to administer it because of the combination of religious beliefs and the ethical and legal baggage that euthanasia entails. Hopefully more people will begin to understand why euthanasia is not justifiable.