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Euthanasia is: "inducing the painless death of a person for reasons assumed to be merciful", usually when the person is terminally ill. Euthanasia is one of the biggest controversies of the past decade. There are different types of euthanasia, but the main two types which are debated are; voluntary and direct euthanasia, which is chosen and carried out by the patient, and voluntary but indirect euthanasia, which is chosen in advance. Over the years many …

…start of a "slippery slope." This means that if the law is changed, and we accept voluntary euthanasia, we will not be able to keep it under control i.e. doctors may start killing people without getting their permission, to save money, or free up beds. One of their strongest arguments, however, is that by allowing voluntary euthanasia it makes it easier to commit murder, since the perpetrators can disguise it as active voluntary euthanasia.