A Brief Note On Assisted Suicide And Suicide

Thesis Statement: Although people may be suffering and on the verge of death, assisted suicide should be illegal because there are many options to look upon then just looking at death.

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Assisted Suicide/ Euthanasia is wrong and should not be allowed to be a law. Families shouldn’t have to go through that pain of their family member killing themselves because they hate the pain they are going through. The pain will go away with time and there is medicine for any kind of pain. There are some people who believe that there should be a choice for people who are in pain and they should have that choice because they want what they think is best for themselves. However, there are people who take Assisted Suicide/ Euthanasia to the extreme and people who “have pain” use it and they use it for the wrong reason. Many people don’t think this is a necessary reason for killing yourself. Studies show that there is a great amount of people who suffer from pain or depression that commit suicide(Why Assisted Suicide). Dr. Eli Robbins found that 47% of those committing suicide were diagnosed with schizophrenic panic disorders and

Dying on your own terms is a very controversial topic. It seems that both sides of the argument feel very strongly about their position. In this paper, I will argue that physician assisted suicide should be an available and accessible option for patients that are opting to end their lives on their own terms. Choosing to utilize physician assisted suicide can decrease pain and suffering, allow a person to die with dignity and independence by not feeling that they are becoming a burden on their family, and prevent a person from dying alone. Some of the reasons people are against physician assisted suicide include their personal religious beliefs and the fear that it may get out of hand and target certain people in society, including being used on people with disabilities or certain races.

In conclusion, assisted suicide is supported by the right of people to make decision about their life provided the patient is in the right mental state to do it.

Albert Camus once quoted, “But in the end, one needs more courage to live than to kill them self.” Today I will be discussing the topic of Euthanasia also known as “assisted suicide.” The word originated from the Greeks, meaning “good death”. Euthanasia refers to the ending of one’s life, primarily to end suffering and pain. Euthanasia is a controversial topic and generates many political and religious debates. Although euthanasia is illegal in Canada, in some jurisdictions such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and the American states of Washington, Oregon and Montana, euthanasia is a legal and common practice.

been available in parts of Switzerland since 1942 (Darr, 2007), however assisted suicide was not

Therefore, it is recommended that a doctor be present when the procedure is attempted. A study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on February 12th, 2000, and found that more than eighteen percent of physician-assisted suicides experienced problems severe enough to cause a doctor to step in and euthanize the patient. At least fourteen percent of physician-assisted suicides the patient had problems with completion, including waking up from coma, not becoming comatose, and patients not dying after becoming comatose, and another seven percent of physician-assisted suicides reported muscle spasms, extreme gasping for air, nausea and vomiting. While doing research on my paper I learned alot about physician-assisted suicide and gave it some thought. I didn't really have an opinion on physician-assisted suicide at first because i didn't know much about it due to the fact that it's not a very popular topic that is talked about in our day-to-day life. Knowing what i know now, I completely agree that physician-assisted suicide should be legal, as long as they stick to the rules and

There have been many debates over time of if suicide is murder, but what about Assisted Suicide? Assisted suicide is when a person helps another person end their life. Helping with the death of someone who wanted to die. Act Utilitarianism sets basis of right or wrong based on if the action causes more pleasure or pain overall. Every person is accounted as equal. This means if an action brings pleasure to one person but harms two people. The action would be deemed as bad because it brings about more pain. This analysis will attempt to answer the lingering questions about Assisted Suicide by using the theory of Act Utilitarianism.

The main points to argue in favor of physician assisted suicide are: the alleviation of the patients’ pain, the fact that active euthanasia is consented from the patients and it is their personal choice, the patients can die with dignity, the predetermined death will lessen healthcare costs for the family, and the physician is able to move on and help other patients in need.

The most commonly known forms are passive and active euthanasia. Passive is when a patient refuses life saving medical treatment, and active is when lethal medication is injected into the patient. Euthanasia itself is “intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit” (Batten 398-400). Assisted suicide is when “someone provides an individual with the information, guidance, and means to take his or her own life with the intention that they be used for this purpose” (Batten 398-400). Physician-assisted suicide is when a doctor is the one who assists, such as by prescribing a lethal dose of medication. Assisted Suicide is legal in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, and New Mexico. New regulations were brought about when these states legalized assisted suicide. Specifically, you must make two oral request and one written one, two doctors must be convinced that the decision is voluntarily, and you must be over eighteen (Batten

United Stated has always had a great debate over the topic of assisted suicide and euthanasia and whether or not it should be legalized. In 1997, President Clinton signed the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 which clearly stated that using Medicaid, Medicare, military and federal employee health plans, veterans’ health care system and other federally funded programs to commit assisted suicide was restricted and taxpayer money also could not be used in support for legal assistance on the issue of assisted suicide.

     There are some arguments for assisted suicide and ?Respect for autonomy is one of them. A competent person should have the right to choose to live or die. Justice is another. Competent terminally ill patients are allowed to hasten their deaths by refusal of medication. Physician assisted suicide may be a compassionate response to unbearable sufferings. Although society has a strong interest in preserving life, that interest lessens when a person is terminally ill and has a strong desire to end life. Lastly, legalization of assisted suicide would promote open discussion. ? These arguments make it hard to go along with the arguments against assisted suicide.

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