The right to live or the right to die. How to deal with patients in the terminal stages of the disease and whether they have the right to choose is a question that still cannot be answered. Ethical principles, religious beliefs, state laws and other issues are important in deciding whether to cointinue treatment or end someone's life. Euthanasia, assisted suicide with the presence of a doctor offer solutions to end someone's suffering, pain and save dignity, but it is still illegal in most countries. Autonomy, total care, preservation of dignity and reduction of pain are the main reasons for possible termination of someone's life. Euthanasia can be active or passive. The difference between the two euthanasias lies in the very approach to the patient and the way they are treated. Active euthanasia is illegal in most countries, and passive euthanasia appears all over the world, especially in palliative care, when a dying patient is not saved, but is allowe to die with reduced symptoms. In addition to active and passive euthanasia, the concepts of eugenic euthanasia, social euthanasia, and criminal euthanasia appear, and each of the countries in the world where criminal euthanasia is legal and where it is covered by the media. The biggest role in the care of a patient in the terminal phase of the disease is played by the nurse, that is, the medical technician. Nurses and medical technicians are people who take care of patients every day and monitor their suffering and pain, they are knowledgeable and with their presence they give the patient a sense of security and trust. If one day authanasia is legalized all over the world, it could be misused, palliative care would no longer make sense, and a professional team for euthanasia approval would have to be formed, which would include nurses and technicians, which would be a big problem for them alone. Right to live or right to die, who has the right to judge that? This work will show all the shortcomings, but also the possible positive aspects of euthanasia.