Should euthanasia be decriminalised?

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Euthanasia comes from the Greek Eu - Thanatos. Literally means 'well-death' or 'easy-death'. In modern day, euthanasia means to assist terminally ill people to die, at that person's request or by making the decision to stop life support. Most people that request euthanasia is in unbearable pain or suffer physical conditions, which make their quality of life very poor. This decision is not the easy option; it is a very complex and emotional decision for …

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…end their life without full consent from family and friends. If death is inevitable to have the choice how and when to die with dignity and compassion can make a huge difference. Also it would help with medical resources, beds, staff and financially. The opponents of Euthanasia have strong concerns but their beliefs and rights would not be affected but protected as euthanasia would be voluntary not enforced and would have proper protection through regulations.