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“I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel.” Hippocrates, the father of medicine, made that statement around 400 B.C. The debate on whether or not Euthanasia should be legalized has become quite a controversy. Many concerns are brought forth such as whether or not it is murder, and whether or not it is humane. As one would guess, religion plays a large role on how Euthanasia is viewed in the United States and throughout the world. Issues covering the morality and legality have been argued tirelessly, and as of yet Euthanasia is against the law in the United States. Cecil McIver presents a strong case advocating the practice of Euthanasia. His views are highly regarded because of his fifty years experience in practicing medicine. In McIver’s position that, “Morality and legality are, or should be, closely coupled. Morality should provide the theoretical basis for our concepts of right and wrong, and the legal system should codify, police, and enforce our moral conclusions…However, when law is based on sectarian opinions, it should accommodate differences in opinion.�