Illness is never easy to deal with and death is even harder whether it be for the patient, the patient\u27s family, or the physician. Add into that, cases of sever and/or long-term suffering and people can begin wondering what there is to live for. Our animal companions have been able to escape pain via euthanasia for some time now but that same option is not generally available for their human counterparts. A suggested option for our terminally in is physician-assisted suicide. This has been met with a large amount of opposition, partly due to fear of promoting suicide, partly due to the idea that physicians will given less care for their terminally ill patients, and partly due to the idea of human dignity. Through this paper, it will be s...