The practice of euthanasia is again receiving attention thanks to its expansion in certain European nations such as Belgium and the Netherlands. In the United States, the practice is technically illegal, though a slight variation of it known as physician assisted suicide or physician aid in dying is legal in four states (California, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington) and one county in a fifth state (New Mexico). The difference between the two is a technicality. In euthanasia, a physician (or other […]