The poem, To the Mercy Killers, by Dudley Randall is by far a poem that addresses the topic of euthanasia right down to its target: the “Killers”. The “Killers” are unfairly portrayed in a negative light, evoking pity for the terminally ill. For the most part, it is the cause of so much division in terms of beliefs that they turn into a never-ending moral dilemma, being the natural victims of society's absolute conditioning. Euthanasia or mercy killing is a confusing topic that addresses moral, legal, medical, and ethical issues. It's so confusing that even Randall is a little stumped as to which side to take, although the last line settles everything with: “Don't put my life on it. Let me shine again” (14), when there is nothing brilliant about the idea of ​​being robbed, of life as a human being. Life in its simplest sense is a characteristic that distinguishes the animate, self-sustaining creations of the universe from the inanimate ones. Death, once human emotion and feeling have been removed from the idea, is only the cessation of these characteristics. Life in a human being is clearly much more complex than other forms that exist on this planet. The ability to think, along with the possession of higher consciousness and greater awareness of one's surroundings, makes a human being somehow special in certain respects. The life of a human being is differentiated by his intelligence and stimulating experiences. Pain, an experience felt by humans and limited to the living world, is an indicator of damage and in many cases the very cause of death. Most living organisms have the ability to sense pain and involuntarily use it to avoid their own destruction or death. For a human being, the pain could be emotional, psychological or physical… middle of paper… And mercy killing is just a form of ending it, regardless of religion, beliefs and law. Works Cited "Background of the Schiavo case" cnn.com. CNN, 25 March 2005. Web. 8 July 2011. "Vegetative state" nhs.uk. National Health Service, 25 May 2011. Web. 8 July 2011.Doerflinger, Richard. “Pope John Paul II affirms the obligation to feed the sick in a “vegetative” state”. National right at Life.org. April 26, 2004. Web. July 8, 2011. Gorsuch, Neil M. “The Right to Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia.” Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. (2000): n. page Network. July 8, 2011. Harris NM. “The debate on euthanasia”. Journal of the Red Corps of the Royal Army. (2001). 147(3):367-70. Network. July 8, 2011.Quindlen, Anna. Newsweek “The culture of every life”. April 4, 2005. Web. July 8, 2011. Randall, Dudley. “To the Mercy Killers,” 1973. February 28, 2011. Web. July 8 2011.