Death of Choice

As an existentialist I believe that people should have the right to decide whether they want to be killed or want to continue living, and they should be allowed to decide the time and manner of their death- (voluntary euthanasia). The person who is not severely injured or severely mentally ill can choose to die or can choose to continue with his life. For example, an elder man at the age of 69 who lost his wife and wants to join her in the afterlife could ask for voluntary euthanasia, even though he is not severely depressed. This reason is acceptable, because he makes the choice to die and asks the physician for assistance. However there is another conflict when speaking of physician assisted suicide, because the physician feels like he has the duty to protect life and stop the unbearable pain of the patient. A little girl suffering from a horrible car accident, it's not guaranteed that she will live, or that she will die. The mother asks the physician to let her go, because she can't stand seeing her girl in so much pain. The physician will have a choice too in this because he'll want to help the child, and he knows this is his duty. In this case euthanasia would be wrong, since the girl's will has not been taken into account and the physician too does not want to take responsibility when it comes to killing her. Euthanasia, even though legal in some places should not be allowed unless the person suffering asks for the physician's assistance.