On the other hand, euthanizing the patient would directly violate the oath by directly “harming” them, even if it ends the suffering of the patient. Ultimately, it should be up to the patient to decide how their lives end and whether or not they’d want to keep on living, and denying the patient that choice should be considered a direct violation of the oath that medical practitioners swear to. Hospitals should always prioritize the patients’ wishes of how they want to live, or in this case, their lives. The National Library of Medicine argues that “at its core, medicine [should] always [aim] to relieve the suffering of patients from illness and disease” (“Pros and Cons