Some who oppose euthanasia believe that “consideration of using palliative care offers conceivable results adequate for alleviating lasting suffering near the end of life. Conversely, others believe that euthanasia may result from palliative care if the patient's suffering is not alleviated” (Buiting et al., 2011). In a research article from the journal Gerontological Society of America, an elderly couple from the Netherlands decided to end their lives through the process of euthanasia, taking their own lives in a hotel room by suffocating on a plastic bag. In a report provided by the son, the elderly couple were not terminally ill, according to the son "both feared being separated and becoming dependent with physical decline, although they did not suffer from a life-threatening illness or depression" (Wijngaarden et al.,