Well, I hope things don't come to that Lauren. But I shall always agree, that Euthanasia is something that needs to be looked at again. Even though we can have the [Do not Resuscitate order] But that is simply not enough for a person that you can see is in terrible pain and you are the one at the sharp end
I took this from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_not_resuscitate
A Do Not Resuscitate, or DNR order is a written order from a doctor that resuscitation should not be attempted if a person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest. Such an order may be instituted on the basis of an advance directive from a person, or from someone entitled to make decisions on their behalf, such as a health care proxy; in some jurisdictions, such orders can also be instituted on the basis of a physician's own initiative, usually when resuscitation would not alter the ultimate outcome of a disease.
Any person who does not wish to undergo lifesaving treatment in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest can get a DNR order, although DNR is more commonly done when a person who has an inevitably fatal illness wishes to have a more natural death without painful or invasive medical procedures.
It is commonly mistaken that a DNR means resuscitation would be successful. In contrast to medical dramas seen on TV, resuscitation in reality has only around a 10-percent success rate.[citation needed] Even those who do survive, a suitably large proportion either die shortly afterward or are left with permanent physical/neurological deficiencies.[citation needed] Therefore, medical students and doctors alike are being encouraged to be realistic with patients and their families when it comes to discussing such a sensitive topic as DNR orders, as it is thought that many wrongly believe resuscitation to be a risk-free guarantee to life.