Ah, I see. Well, to make myself more clear on the whole assisted suicide thing, it would have to be a highly technical process. First, a lawyer would draw up a contract (Which would of course include the time, manner of death, etc). Then the person who is requesting it would sign, and then the doctor, with the lawyer there to make sure no funny business is going on. The person requesting it would have to be provably in a clear state of mind and judgment. Furthermore, the participation of the doctor should be optional (But this is a given). I may be missing something, but then I'm sure there are those in the law profession who can do this stuff far better than I.
It is criminal to prosecute doctors for helping their patients by aiding in their requested deaths. A person has a right to his own life, and a right to end it if he believes that there is no possibility of recovery or happiness in the future. It's torture to force these people to stay alive, or worse, force them to have to kill themselves though other, improvised (And most likely very painful) means.
On the other hand, allowing a doctor to kill a patient solely on his own judgment is murder. He has no way of telling what the patients beliefs are, or whether they prefer to live in pain. I'd also extend this to patients in coma's, but that's a touchier issue that I'm not willing to go into further right at this moment.
