Mercy killing has been a very controversial issue and writing on the subject was both challenging and

helped me have a clearer overall picture of Euthanasia. People have been incarcerated for assisted suicide etc. The issue should be brought up more and society needs to figure out whether Dr. Kevorkian was imprisoned for something or for nothing. Again after taking the class, I found that I held Deontic and Utilitarian views on this issue. Gay Williams has valid points, but she isnt entitled to jurisdiction over someones wishes for their own life. While one can understand the essence of life is to live and thrive, there are always open caveats to every situation such as cancer and mutated genes etc. Brock definitely has it right because he realizes that their has to be informed consent and the patients overall wellbeing. Everyone is entitled to their fate if their condition is terminal.