Introduction to the concept of physician-assisted suicide. Physician-assisted suicide is also referred to as euthanasia or Mercy killing. It occurs when a physician assists a patient who has a terminal illness to die. Physician-assisted death dates back in history during the 400 and 300 BC in the Greek and Roman empires. The issue has attracted a lot of controversy in the Modern world sparking off heated debates on whether it is morally right to practice it According to Taylor and Francis Group in their “Journal of medicine and philosophy” (2006), in the world today some countries have legalized it, for example, the Oregon state in the U.S.A through the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. There are those who see it as a form of merciful killing. They argue that a patient may be in a desperate situation and death is the last treatment. Those who oppose it argue that matters of life and death are determined by God and man has nothing to do in determining the death of a person. Why physician-assisted suicide is not the best option and misconception of death with dignity. Physician-assisted suicide or mercy killing attracts many views especially from the religious groups who see it as morally wrong and should not be used as the last resort even in a desperate situation of terminal illnesses. It is not the best option because it degrades the value of humanity. Human life is very precious. It should not be terminated by a physician through mercy killing. Although a patient may be terminally ill undergoing a lot of pain, assisted suicide is not an appropriate solution. A person’s life is sacred. Physician-assisted suicide is wrong as legalizing and practicing led to a lack of trust among the physicians. It is against the violations of the physician’s Hippocratic oath as this physician swears not to engage in any forms of harm. This oath is very important as it gives assurance to patients that physicians assist in treating them and not hurting them. Many instances had been reported of involuntary deaths in which physicians had committed them without any consent. Physician-assisted suicide creates a situation where abuses can be experienced. Patients sometimes may feel the need to die due to psychological or mental problems. A physician may decide to assist in dying; this is wrong as such a patient is supposed to be counseled to get out of the situation. Physician-assisted suicide can lead to patients who are not critically ill ending their life. Physician-assisted suicide is against religious teachings and beliefs. Religions such as Christianity condemn any form of killing. They view it as a form of murder against the “thou shall not kill” commandment. Other religious beliefs also condemn killing and it should not be used as an option. Depending on physician-assisted suicide creates a situation where physicians and family members of a patient may decide to end the life of a patient earlier on the belief that in the future things will be worse. In such cases, such decisions are misguided as they deny the patient enough time to spend with family members and maybe to recover. Sometimes physicians can diagnose a patient wrongly. In such a case they may claim that the patient chances of survival are minimal thus opting for mercy killing. It is quite wrong the way