ABSTRACT: In my research I will introduce to my readers to the origins of euthanasia and the history that
involves the early practices of euthanasia. Then I will go into a detailed research in the different
forms of euthanasia an talk about the differences of each form and provide examples from Pete
Singer’s A companion to Ethics book which has heavily influenced my research and huge
portion of my work. Following the chapter on different forms of euthanasia I will then talk about
the different views and perspectives in the United States and Italy and talk about the most
influencing factors such as religion and how they affect the views of euthanasia in each country.
Finally I will talk about debates and arguments that are for and against euthanasia and present
two different arguments by two authors from Arthur L. Caplan’s Contempoary Debates in
Bioethics which is another work that has heavily influenced and enforced my stance on
euthanasia. My goal in my research is to present research to my readers that support my stance
on making euthanasia a option available to everyone and enforcing my stand point.
