Using a rod, they pulled out the victim's brain through the nose, killing him (Jussim 53). Euthanasia was then proposed again in medieval times. When the person was sick with any kind of illness that could not be cured, or what is called terminal illness, a poison was placed in the victim's cup. The victim would then administer the drug himself, clearing the person who put the poison in the drink of any wrongdoing. This poison would put the person to sleep, in a coma. Then, about ten minutes later, a person wearing a head covering to remain anonymous entered and stabbed the victim in the heart. The victim allegedly felt no pain (Jussim 61). Today in the United States, when someone wants to use euthanasia as a form of death, a doctor is called to administer the drug. Medical aid in dying is assistance by a qualified physician in carrying out a patient's considered wish to end his or her life, usually by lethal injection. In the Netherlands, the practice involves one injection to put the patient into a coma, followed by a second injection called potassium phosphate. In cases where the patient takes the lethal drug, currently 10 g of pentobarbitone, the