I. IntroductionA man admired, loved and respected by his family, was burdened with a life or death situation; his. At age 72, this man was diagnosed with cancer and being middle class, the costs of treatment seemed more painful than the cancer itself. He was distressed at the thought of putting his family in financial difficulty. Living in Oregon, with Measure 16 having just passed to legalize euthanasia, she felt she had no other choice. Knowing that his family would not agree, he decided to seek advice from his doctors. The doctor, knowing that he would receive a cash bonus and would be financially richer if he did not provide care to the patient, advised the modest man to undergo euthanasia. He followed his doctor's advice and there was nothing that could change his mind about what he thought would be best for his family. Still grieving his loss to this day, his family will never forget how euthanasia killed that beloved man, my grandfather. Euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide should not be legalized in the United States. The definition of homicide is “killing intentionally and with premeditation”, how is euthanasia different? (Miller) Not only is it morally wrong, but also logically and ethically wrong. Human life cannot be taken from anyone and to destroy it is to devalue a gift that has been given to us. “Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death among Americans” and making it legal would only bring it closer to the first. (Krug EG)Reason 1: Legalization of voluntary euthanasia will lead to involuntary euthanasiaEuthanasia classifies murder as good rather than bad. The right-to-die controversy leads to concerns about whether voluntary euthanasia will lead to involuntary euthanasia in a debate titled “Slippery Slope Argument.” (Wesley ...... middle of paper ......=5234>.Krug EG, Dahlberg LL, Mercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R, editors. World Report on Violence and Health [serial online]. 2004 May. [cited August 9, 2006]. Available from: URL: www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/wrvh1/enMiller, George A.. WordNet a lexical database for the English language. Princeton University, 14 November 2008. United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 29 January 1998. 10 October 2005, charters_of_freedom/bill_of_rights/bill_of_rights.html in the United States: 1998. September. 12 November 1999. Wesley, Smith, J.D. Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America 1st San Francisco, CA: MEETING BOOKS, 2000.