Euthanasia is a controversial issue. Many different opinions have been formed. From doctors and nurses to family members dealing with loved ones in the hospital, everyone has different ideas about how they want to die. However, there are many different issues that influence legislation and beliefs about the legalization of euthanasia. With the following aspects in mind, many may have a different understanding of why the legalization of euthanasia is necessary. Some of these include: misunderstanding of what euthanasia really is, code of ethics of doctors and nurses, legal cases and laws, religious and personal beliefs, and economic aspects of end-of-life care. Throughout Europe, palliative care is an increasingly intense and recognized part of euthanasia. health care. Palliative care is primarily known as an approach that aims to prevent or reduce suffering and hopelessness at the end of life. Using this information you can better understand what euthanasia is associated with. Many people are unable to form solid opinions and positions on the legalization of euthanasia due to a lack of information on the topic. According to the study conducted by the Ethics Task Force of the European Palliative Care Association, euthanasia means killing on request and can be defined as the intentional killing by a doctor of a person through the administration of drugs, upon voluntary and competent of that person. types of euthanasia. The medicalized killing of a person without their consent, whether non-voluntary, when the person is unable to give consent, or involuntary when it is against the person's will, is not euthanasia, it is however murder. This means that if euthanasia were to occur it would have to be voluntary. The different types of euthanasia would be...... middle of paper ......sh. "Euthanasia: right to life versus right to death". Indian Journal of Medical Research December 2012: 899+. Premier of academic research. Network. September 17, 2013.Piercy, Mathew. “Euthanasia is a rejection of God's gift of life.” The right to die.Ed. Jennifer Dorman.Farmington Hills: Greenhaven Press, 2010. 11-14. Print.Quill, Timothy. “The right to die can be an important part of end-of-life care.” The right to die.Ed. Jennifer Dorman.Farmington Hills: Greenhaven Press, 2010. 64-71. Print."Code of Ethics for Nurses."Code of Ethics for Nurses. Christine Zhou, February 15, 2013. Web.September 19, 2013. .ProCon.org. “Would financial motivations encourage insurance companies, healthcare providers and patients to seek euthanasia and assisted suicide if such options were legally available?” ProCon.org. December 17, 2012. Web. October 23. 2013.