Voluntary Euthanasia: The Right to Choose “The word ‘euthanasia’ comes from the Greek—eu good and thanatos death. But there has been a more complex meaning developed in recent times. The word euthanasia has now come to mean doing something to achieve a good death. Doing something, either positive or negative, about getting that good death” (Humphry 80). The world is concerned about the denial of human rights. Human rights’ violations include imprisonment without trial, torture, …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…we are not free and democratic people” (Humphry 164). Works Cited Ahroheim, Judith, and Doron Weber. Final Passages: Positive Choice for the Dying and Their Loved Ones. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Humphry, Derek. Dying With Dignity: Understanding Euthanasia. New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1992. Nuland, Stephen B. How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Outerbridge, David E., and Alan R. Hersh, M.D. Easing the Passage. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.