Jean is 93 years old and is battling cancer. He decided not to finish the treatment. She could have died on her own, but the doctors did not assist her death. She was basically left waiting for months and months to slow down the death in her own body. She was tired of living, she had saved up 50 sleeping pills. Fear took over Jean and he decided not to take them. Even though she had decided not to take them, she still didn't want to be alive. A few weeks pass, Jean lies in her bed connected to an oxygen tank. He was in so much pain. Trying to ease the pain, the nurse came in and gave her some morphine. The next day he died. Unfortunately he has to suffer from pain for months. Many doctors think that death is a treatable problem. Treatment can be very expensive, patients should not suffer and it is a personal decision of the patient (Fridstein). Passive euthanasia, self-liberation, assisted suicide, and active euthanasia are all types of euthanasia. They are all very different in how they end suffering. Active euthanasia is illegal, but everything else is. When deciding whether euthanasia is the right option or not, you need to ask yourself some questions: “1. In terms of personal philosophy and ethics, is this the right thing to do? Are you comfortable with this in your consciousness?2. Is your relationship with the person asking for help one of love, loyalty and respect?...3. ...Are you ready to assume the consequences, whatever they may be?4. Who else knows or might become aware of this planned action…?” (Humphrey 18). Passive euthanasia or “unplugging,” when you disconnect the individual from any device that helps them live. If the patient is connected to a breathing tube, the respirator can be disconnected to stop the flow of oxygen to the lungs. By peeling off the... center of the paper... in the Netherlands most requests from depressed patients are rejected...” (Levene). Depressed people should not have euthanasia as an option because they will most likely commit suicide and would like someone else to end their pain. Depression is not the easiest thing to treat, but taking medication and regularly attending therapy should bring the person to a more stable mindset. Treatment can be very expensive to afford, patients should not suffer and decision making staff should be at the point of choosing what to do and as a result this is why euthanasia should be legalized in Massachusetts for the terminally ill. Medicines and surgeries are expensive, as is health insurance. If a patient suffers for a while and is in an awkward position in life by the end of his life, it is his decision to say when he wants to die at that point.