In a decision I concur with, support for the legality of physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia is evident by the choice of the grand jury not to indict the physician in Quill v. Koppell (Quill v. Koppell, 1994), (Standler, 2012). The thought that physicians should not face legal ramifications for assisting an individual with committing suicide is further supported by a ruling by a U.S. Court of Appeals (Standler, 2012). “There is no reported American case of criminal punishment being meted out to a doctor for helping a patient hasten his own death (Quill v. Koppell, 1994) (Standler, 2012).” Fortunately, society and the legal system have finally begun to recognize that there are numerous reasons to support the choice of an individual
