The idea of ​​hastening the death of another is recognized, but not widely accepted throughout Western civilization. However, in recent times, advancements in science and technology are helping to rewrite some ethics regarding another's life. Some places, some states in the United States, have deemed passive euthanasia to be ethical, but leave physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia in the balance because of controversy over whether or not doctors are violating their most important ethical code of conduct, i.e. “Do no harm." The patient is the person most affected by the decision to end his or her life. The final decision rests with the patient, however the patient's cognitive abilities may be compromised in the case of a terminally ill patient. or if the patient is in a persistent vegetative state (BMJ Group) Passive euthanasia occurs when a medical professional chooses not to do something that is necessary to keep a patient alive, or when the medical professional stops doing something. keeping a patient alive. The latter is an example of a doctor removing a clinically brain-dead patient from life support, such as from a feeding tube, ventilator, etc. The doctor has the right to do so with the consent of the patient's next of kin. However the patient can decide this through a living will, or if they have signed a DNR form, a form in which a patient chooses to refuse CPR in case of fibrillation, or if the patient does not want to live on artificial life support. The DNR form, Do Not Resuscitate, is the closest thing most delegates of the AMA, American Medical Association, agree to, because it is adopted in forty-nine states, except Missouri, in the United States of America... ... middle of paper ... this would eventually lead to them being criminally prosecuted in court and ultimately having their medical license revoked. In a democracy one might expect autonomy to be prevalent, but this is not always the case. Autonomy is the right to freedom of self-direction and above all to moral independence; this means that people have the right to make decisions for themselves. An example would be a patient who refuses medical treatment despite medical advice. With this, people should have the right to choose the day of their death, if they have the right? Eligibility may include a terminal illness or insufficient standard of living due to an accident or certain diseases such as ALS. Some may argue that physician-assisted suicide violates the Hippocratic Oath, since they say a doctor must "do no harm," but is rejecting the patient's autonomous, constitutional right to die doing harm..