“Insisting on the artificial maintenance of existence without taking into account its condition is a degradation of the meaning of life, and not a promotion of it (Cockeram 33).” Many adults perceive euthanasia as a murderous act involving cruel and unusual pain; when in fact, it is usually a method that helps the individual achieve their demise in a less miserable way. Immigrants to the United States are inclined to become citizens, not because of the beauty of the geography, but because the United States is one of the few countries that grants everyone the freedom established in the Bill of Rights and which does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. So why does he, as a US citizen, not have the right to choose when he wishes to end his life if he is suffering from a terminal illness, and freedom of choice is not defined nowhere in the Constitution? The majority of the American public who defend euthanasia and believe it should be legalized see it as a merciful way to end the misery they or a loved one might face in the hospital. while doctors prolong the inevitable and, in turn, put the individual and their family through more pain than necessary. Due to this social problem, there are many court cases and media reports involving family members ending the life of their terminally ill loved one. In the United States, euthanasia is a phenomenon considered illegal, but should be legalized and considered by adults as a humane alternative that enforces their freedom of choice. Euthanasia is a controversial topic that few people often hear about or know much about. because it is illegal in all fifty states. Euthanasia is a bit like abortion in the sense that it...... middle of paper ...... people should feel a sense of urgency to want to help all those who suffer daily around the world . a hospital, while the financial burden increases for the family, with an illness that they can never cure, or in a persistent vegetative state. There is no need to seek help abroad when there is so much daily pain and suffering in our own backyard. Euthanasia is NOT humans playing God. Euthanasia is NOT cruel and unusual punishment. Euthanasia is NOT a degradation of life. Euthanasia IS a merciful alternative for the terminally ill, a painless way to die, and American citizens take control of how they want to die in a given situation instead of being denied the right to choose what 'they want. The United States government must return to the saying that we as citizens value and once again become THE LAND OF THE FREE and the home of the brave..