In society today, suicide itself is considered a major problem. But maybe even worse then suicide is the practice of assisted suicide and even euthanasia. But is there really anything wrong with either of them? By placing Dr. Kevorkian in jail, our society has proven that what he did is considered wrong. I disagree with the charges against him and the verdict that came out of the trial which placed him in jail. Dr. Kevorkian's idea was to give people with life threatening diseases, who just did not want to live anymore, the opportunity to die a clean, peaceful, painless death. He even provided this service for free. His "suicide machine" was a way for his patients to die a much more dignified death, rather then a messy "immoral" death. If a person was willing to make a trip all the way out to Detroit to use Dr. Kevorkian's contraption, then they were obviously determined to end their life. Each patient also had to sign papers which clearly stated that they knew what was going to happen and it was under their own free will that it was going to happen. Any person has the right to chose when they want to die. Yes, committing suicide does not only affect the person that dies, but also people around them, family and friends. But then again, those people aren't living the same life as the one who only wants to die. Dr. Kevorkian's machine made it a little easier on the family and friends of the patient. The clean, painless death was quite possibly much easier to handle then an unsuspected bloody mess. In my opinion what Dr. Kevorkian did was a service to those who just did not want to live anymore. All of his patients did not want to face life another day, they did not want to wake the next morning and have to live with the world. Dr. Kevorkian dealt with people that had a serious illness, which brought the patients great pain and suffering. With the use of Kevorkian's "suicide machine", the suicide attempt was a guaranteed success. If a person were to try taking their life using a conventional method such as putting a gun to their head, or slitting their wrist, they may fail in their attempt to take their own life. A failed suicide attempt may lead to many negative consequences. The person who wants to die may be placed under extra surveillance and may be kept from possibly doing any more harm to themselves. If the person is already unhappy with life, this will make it even worse. This would also give them a kind of social nametag. People would know that they tried to commit suicide and they may be treated differently in society, a treatment they may not want to receive. In the case of Thomas Youk, when Kevorkian began to practice euthanasia, I still do not believe any wrong deed was committed. Youk obviously wanted to die, and Kevorkian gave him much time to think his situation over. He also gave Thomas Youk ample warning that he wanted to do things a little differently. Instead of the patient pressing the button them self, Dr. Kevorkian killed the patient. This is also called mercy killing. I think that some doctors should be allowed to practice euthanasia. For some, suicide is not the answer, especially if someone is religious. Euthanasia is a great escape for those who just do not want to live anymore, but who will not commit suicide. Again I state the fact that I think Dr. Kevorkian never did anything wrong. He may even be place under the title of humanitarian. He only provided a service to those who did not want to live anymore. It is a person's decision on when they want to die; it is up to them and only them. The quality of someone's life is up to the person that is living it.