Euthanasia: Is it Right or Wrong The idea of euthanasia has divided the country, some believe it is killing for mercy, others just killing. Many countries are now beginning to legalize euthanasia. According to a study done by Meinrad Schaer, MD, in Sweden in 1996 an “211 people applied for assisted suicide, and 119 were accepted” (2). However, in the United States legalization of assisted suicide has been a huge controversy. As of right now, many states have euthanasia …showed first 75 words of 1262 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1262 total…the Ohio Supreme Court said that assisted suicide is not illegal, but that they Aldredge 5 would not legalize physician assisted suicide. While many states are now beginning to see more euthanasia bills presented, over 1,000 nationwide have been turned down. While this debate continues many people are turning to euthanasia as a form of pain relief. This radical idea of euthanasia is dividing the country. One may wonder, “Is it killing for mercy, or just killing.”