My views on Euthanasia

I believe that euthanasia is a legitimate way to end some one's life, but only when there is nothing else to turn to. In the articles and "Of Mice and Men" people performed mercy killing to end some one's life due to their beliefs. I think that mercy killing is a legitimate way to end someones life because there are some times when there is nothing to turn to but to end that person's life. For example, if someone has a serious health issue and is continuously suffering, it should be legitimate to end that person's life so that they won't have to go through the burden. Another reason I believe that "mercy" killing is legitimate is because if the person wishes to end his or her life, it should be the obligation of the family to pull the plug if there is no other option to turn to. Like in "Of Mice and Men" when George kills Lennie because his death was inevitable because Curley would have killed him. I think George made the right decision so that he wouldn't go through the rigorous suffering that Curley was going to bestow upon him. Though I believe that mercy killing is a legal way to kill someone, I think there are sometimes that mercy killing is wrong. Unless the person is beckoning for his or her life to end, or if that person is sullenly in pain, you should not have the choice to pull the plug unless their in a coma. Another way that "mercy" killing is not legit would be when a person believes that there is no other way to end a life due to problems in life like in the second article. To conclude I believe that euthanasia is a legitimate way to end a life only if there are no other option and when a person earnestly think there is no other way.