The right to die is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “relating to, expressing or upholding the right to refuse extraordinary measures intended to prolong someone's life when they are terminally ill or in a coma” (Definition). For over a century there has been a constant debate on the controversial topic of the right to die. Many people have different opinions and many questions arise when dealing with such a sensitive topic. Should we have the right to commit suicide with the help of a doctor? Should we be able to refuse treatments and procedures of our own free will? These questions are the same ones that have been debated for years. These are the questions that have brought many people to court in recent years. These are the people who set precedents, changed laws and took part in historic cases. There are a couple of different ways a person can commit suicide. Some can be done legally and some illegally. These methods are euthanasia, which has different forms, and doctor-assisted suicide. Euthanasia consists of passive and active euthanasia and involuntary, voluntary and non-voluntary euthanasia. In most cases they can be combined to form typologies such as voluntary passive euthanasia. Forms of Euthanasia defines these different types of euthanasia as follows. Active euthanasia is described as another person causing the death of a patient. An example of this would be giving a patient enough painkillers to overdose and kill themselves. Passive euthanasia is another type that is legal but has attracted much controversy. It can be defined as abstention and renunciation of treatments. Involuntary euthanasia is the killing of a patient whose desire is to stay alive. A……middle of paper……not harming, it would be a violation on the part of doctors if they witnessed the suicide of a patient (Marinis). Many people wonder whether we as citizens have the right to die. There are some legal and illegal ways to do this. In the United States, euthanasia is illegal by law. However, there are some states that have legalized physician-assisted suicide. While we wait for other states to follow in other states' footsteps, we wonder why they haven't already done so. There have been many famous cases that have happened over the past two decades that have given states reason to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Nonetheless, there are still pros and cons as to why physician-assisted suicide should be legal or illegal. It's safe to say that the establishment of the living will, patients' bill of rights, and natural death laws have allowed the United States to come a long way since. 1906.