In thirty-two states, patients are banned from refusing life sustaining treatment (McCord). In fifty-one states, the patient cannot make the choice to withdraw artificial feeding from tubes (McCord). These laws equate to the banning of passive euthanasia, in which the patient is allowed to die without medical intervention as they choose to unplug life sustaining machines or refuse to receive ineffective treatment (Sullivan). Is it not a foundational American belief that all people are born with the natural rights to life, liberty, and property? Then, by the same token, the natural right to life should include the right to make one’s own decisions regarding life. Consequently, these bans against human euthanasia should be lifted in our country of