Webster's dictionary defines the term euthanasia as a painless, happy death. In recent years, a new term - assisted euthanasia has been introduced. This is when a terminally ill patient is assisted in committing suicide by their doctor or even by a friend or relative. There is a story which I read of an Aids patient. As he approached his time of death, he decided that rather than prolonging the suffering of both himself and …showed first 75 words of 848 total…

…showed last 75 words of 848 total…A way to protect one's conscience from the guilt that comes with assisting someone in their own death. Life is a gift that is given to each of us by G-d. Some mistakenly think that this gift is theirs to do with what they want. However, our life is only a loan from G-d and we must treat it as such, for we do not have the right to end it when we see fit.