In all cases in the United States we begin by looking at our nation's history, customs, and legal practices. In almost all Western democracies, advocating suicide is a crime. Suicide bans favored by states are not progress. Rather, they are long-standing results of States' dedication to securing and protecting all human life. Additionally, most states in this nation have laws that impose criminal penalties on those who assist an alternative to commit suicide. “Although deeply entrenched, state bans on assisted suicide have in recent years been reexamined and, generally, reaffirmed. Due to advances in medicine and technology, Americans today are increasingly likely to die in institutions, from chronic diseases (http://law2.umkc.edu).” So why let these people experience an inevitable death in a hospital bed suffering when we have the technology and resources to free them from their pain and suffering. It is morally incorrect and wrong to force someone to live a life they don't want to live. However, in recent years, states have taken the initiative to solve this problem. Five states recently voted to legalize physician-assisted suicide in their state, including Denver, New Mexico, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. A recent case involving physician-assisted suicide was Baxter v. Montana, where someone had leukemia