Today euthanasia can be considered as the most debatable and urgent question. Is it right to take somebody’s life? Who is responsible for euthanasia? Does the phenomenon of euthanasia break all moral barriers? Unfortunately, these questions still have no answer. But our society increasingly faces euthanasia cases.

Euthanasia is in fact a murder. It manifests itself in different forms, such as active or passive, indirect or involuntary. On the one hand it seems to be an ethical catastrophe. But let’s take a look at it from some other perspective. Does euthanasia have positive sides? Of course, yes. In any country there are a lot of incurables. They cannot contribute to the development of their state, besides this they live in pain. The maintenance of their existance costs much money. If people have a right to pass away in such case, this influences the improvement of the economic situation and gives an opportunity to spend more money on those people who still can be cured. From the political point of view legalized killing can become a sign of a firm political system. If this phenomenon alongside with the death-penalty can be constantly maintained by the government, this means that there is no disagreement among the authorities. 

One point I would like to mention is an orthodox church’s attitude. Assisted killing is as strictly forbidden as suicide. Such ways of dying are unnatural and contradict God’s will. 

In any case euthanasia has positive and negative sides. It is one of the components of the modern concept of life, and we have to live with it. How will we do this? Whether it will be legislation or a prohibition, it depends on the government and the society. 

I believe that human being’s life is the most valuable thing. So one must protect and save it.