Margaret Somerville, who has written, edited and co-edited a number of books and journal articles opposing the use of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide and who is also professor of law Samuel Gale, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and founding director of the Center for Medicine, Ethics and Law at McGill University in Montreal, wrote the Internet article entitled “Against euthanasia”. In the article, Somerville openly states that any type of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is completely unacceptable, regardless of the circumstances. She sets out the two main reasons why she considers the practice of euthanasia to be completely immoral and unacceptable. The first main reason given is “that it is wrong for one human being to intentionally kill another, except in self-defense.” The second key reason she puts forward is “that the harms and risks linked to the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide are far from obvious. outweigh the benefits. Somerville believes that proponents of euthanasia base their arguments on emotions rather than logic and use dramatic and compelling stories to make their points. She later goes on to say: “Legalizing euthanasia would fundamentally change the way we understand ourselves, human life and its meaning. » It is also stated that if euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are legalized, then abuse and overuse are inevitable and unstoppable. Another point made in the article is that if doctors and nurses were allowed to assist in the death of their patients, the reliability of doctors would be skewed and patients would live in fear of going to the hospital and receiving treatment. care for any illness. illness or problem they may have (Somerville). She concludes her article by emphasizing...... middle of paper ...... predicts a quick and painless death, unlike the expected months. the suffering that a terminally ill patient must endure under normal circumstances. The reason euthanasia advocates want to legalize euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is not to offer people a new way to commit suicide or to allow doctors to kill their patients, but rather to offer to people who are in extreme pain and suffering a way to die with Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are in no way intended to be forced or coerced in any way on a person, but to be options and only options for those who do. , after being informed of all other possible procedures and ways of living, no longer sees any reason to continue the fight for survival and wishes to end his life without further suffering or pain..