Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness. There are several types of euthanasia that a patient can undergo. The first type is known as voluntary euthanasia. This is when the patient has fully agreed to give up their life and is usually suffering from an illness that inflicts unbearable pain. The patient refuses to take their medication, does not want to eat or requests that their life support devices be turned off. The second type concerns non-voluntary euthanasia. This is when the patient is in an irreversible coma, is too young to communicate, or lacks the mental capacity to make their own decisions. The doctor or family therefore decides to remove the patient from their life support system. The last type of euthanasia is involuntary euthanasia. This is when the victim wants to live but does not get what they want. This is usually the case when the person finds themselves in a situation where they know they will not survive, so they take the easy way out and commit suicide or ask someone else to do it for them. For example, if a soldier at war is bleeding from a lost limb and does not have sufficient tools or medications to maintain his well-being, he might decide to commit suicide rather than suffer unbearable pain. (BBC) Voluntary euthanasia is divided into 2 categories once the patient has decided to commit suicide. Passive voluntary euthanasia occurs when the doctor continues life-sustaining procedures but prescribes a medication to his or her patient that will become toxic if taken for the prescribed duration. After several doses, the patient will die slowly and painlessly. This, in most cases, is not even qualified as euthanasia due... middle of paper ...... to the family. It would also help admit more patients to hospital with illnesses or injuries with a chance of being cured rather than letting a patient in an irreversible coma take up space with no hope of coming out of their coma (World Federation right to die). Companies).Works citedBBC. Voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. 2014. the web. January 17, 2014.Life. Alternatives to euthanasia. 2011. the web. January 17, 2014. Medical News Today. What is euthanasia (assisted suicide)? March 19, 2010. the web. January 17, 2014.Newton, Heather. “Euthanasia: overview.” Viewpoints: Euthanasia (2013). web. Oregon Health Authority. Oregon.gov. and Web. January 17, 2014. World Federation of Right to Die Societies. What is the difference between medical assistance in dying and euthanasia? and Web. January 17, 2014. Wisconsin Right to Life. Where is it legal in the United States? 2014. the web. January 17 2014.