Euthanasia is the practice of ending the life of a person or being because they are perceived as living an intolerable life, in a painless or minimally painful manner, either by lethal injection, drug overdose, or withdrawal. life support. Euthanasia is a controversial issue due to conflicting religious and humanist views. Voluntary euthanasia occurs at the fully informed request of a competent adult patient or their surrogate mother. Involuntary euthanasia occurs without fully informed consent and a fully informed request for a decision. -competent adult patient or that of his surrogate mother. Involuntary euthanasia occurs over the objection of a patient or their surrogate mother. An example of this could be if a patient with decision-making capacity is told that they will be euthanized. The Slippery Slope Many people fear that if voluntary euthanasia became legal, it would not be long before involuntary euthanasia began to occur. Slippery slope argument. Generally speaking, he says that if we allow something relatively innocuous today, we could start a trend that results in the acceptance of something currently unthinkable. Those who oppose this argument say that properly drafted legislation can put a strong barrier on the slippery slope. media reports, a November 2002 SMH article entitled Endgame in Australia provides a summary of Australian euthanasia legislation. Another article entitled The Unbearable Pain of Being reported in The Age of 31 May 2002 gives an opinion on the slippery slope argument, with the Dutch experience where euthanasia can be carried out with the authority of two separate psychiatric reports. The Catholic Church does not approve of any method of deliberately killing anyone, even when terminally ill. Catholicism teaches that people should have food and water until they die naturally. When a person is suffering from a terminal illness or other medical issues at the end of life, I believe that palliative care professionals can help these people relieve their suffering without needing the people. by choosing to consider any form of euthanasia. When the power to take life is placed in human hands, we can use it for evil purposes or misuse it. Someone could label a disabled person unfit to live and choose to kill them. Additionally, older people might not want to be a burden to their family and commit suicide. Euthanasia is a very dangerous slippery slope. Accepting euthanasia weakens society's respect for life..