Assisted Suicide Debate

Assisted suicide is an extremely controversial issue both in Canada and countries around the world. In most of the world, assisted suicide is still illegal, but there appears to be some movement towards its legalization. Regardless of this shift towards the possible legalization of assisted suicide, there is still substantial resistance and debate regarding the issue. On one hand, those who support assisted suicide mostly use the ethical argument that everyone should have the right to choose how and when they die and that they should be able to die with dignity. Another factor is the “quality of life” issue, which means a person should no longer have to live, if they feel their life is no longer worth living. On the contrary, the argument against

According to the Criminal Code of Canada, physician-assisted suicide is illegal in Canada. However, due to the changing minds of Canadians and their values over a course of time, Canada created new laws that directed the act of assisted suicide by a physician. However, it is an ongoing debate whether these laws are problematic or beneficial. Canada’s new laws regarding doctor-assisted suicide are effective because patients can die with dignity, there are benefits to the healthcare system and there will be less emotional turmoil for patients and their families.

Most people hate going to the doctors office. Shots, bright lights, blood, and a whole lot of terrifying medical terms. But are they really the bad guys? In my opinion, they are not. Some people look to doctors as a way out, the one person who could help to end their suffering. So another question would be, what do the doctors do to stop these people from a slow, agonizing death? Not medications, not weekly doctors visits; Euthanasia, otherwise known as physician assisted suicide. Some people believe that it is morally unacceptable, but I stand with the patients, residents, and doctors who make this decision.

id you know, from “1998 to 2003, 171 patients died using AS” according to The Oregon Department of Human Services (Ersek, 50). AS stands for Assisted Suicide and Physician Assisted Suicide is the practice of providing a terminally ill patient with a prescription for medication to use with the main intention of ending his or her own life. “These actions included delivering the prescription for a lethal drug dose to the patient’s home, helping the patient take the lethal dose by crushing a medication and adding it to ice cream or pudding, placing the medication in the patient’s mouth, or instilling the medication into an enteric tube” (Ersek 51). The right to assisted suicide is an important topic that alarms people all over the US. The controversies

Joni at age 17 had mishap that let in a state of quadriplegic and paralyzed from her shoulder down. To her she had no purpose of life anymore. Her situation causes her to feel that she will be an inconvenience to people, because of her disabilities. Joni had to tolerate suffering and hardship, to her there was no point of living this way and wishes to be euthanized. Her wishes for assisted suicide brings an ethical dilemma in a Christians worldview. The dilemma is that suicide is consider a sin and to assist Joni with her request goes against my beliefs. There is a decision that I have to make I can assist her in her request against my beliefs or I can choose not to do it and explain to Joni why is it important not to commit this sin

The equal protection argument for allowing assisted suicide was a challenge against New York law that only let people who were ill and who decided to sustain from life support were allowed to do so, thus that infringed on the equal protection clause right of people who were also ill and who decided to rush to their death but by the administering of a drug were not allowed to do so. According to equal protection laws the state won’t deny anyone within the jurisdiction equal protection of the laws. The latter’s right of equal protection was infringed upon and by putting the equal protection clause into effect it would allow for assisted suicide.

The patient has the liberty to chose death and is a right that is possess by an individual and the government cannot control it. Like mentioned above, most people think of the guideline that doctors should not do any harm, but most people do not think about the compassion that doctors should have. Being caring for a patient, is moral.

The debate on legalizing assisted suicide is an issue across the globe. It has brought countries to contemplate on the legalities of the matter in their respective legislative branches of government. Assisted suicide is just simply a matter of assessing one's will to perform such act with the permission of the subject or the patient in such way his will be done. The debate now focuses on either the act shall be legalized or not.

Assisted suicide has been a hot topic for quite some time. Proponents against and for assisted suicide continue to weigh in their opinions about the issue. Groups who are in favor of this practice report a patient is enforcing their own autonomy and right to die. Advocates against assisted suicide say that this practice will open up doors to abuse and it is immoral to take a life. I am currently in the middle of both sides, seeing potential benefits that may result, but a darker side is lurking.

As the political debates are in full action, I am certainly aware of the discussion of controversial topics. Although assisted suicide is not among the topics, however I do understand the difficulties of addressing sensitive topics. The following assignment is a reflection on Helping a Suicide When the End Isn't Near. First, I’ll introduce the debaters as well as their background and position on this controversial topic. Next, I will address my view and rationale pertaining to the topic.

Unfortunately life as we know is expendable and it is even more unfortunate that many persons are forced to spend the last lap of their life in an agonizingly painful and hopeless state. If given the option many would choose to depart this life with dignity and no longer be a burden for their loved ones. Therefore against this premise, Senator Nelson, I propose the revision and amendment of the Florida statute 782.08 to permit euthanasia. According to flsenate.gov, this statute stipulates that “every person deliberately assisting another in the commission of self-murder shall be guilty of manslaughter, a felony of the second degree.” Though it doesn’t directly refer to euthanasia, it classes all acts of assisted suicide together and objectively

42% of Americans have had a “friend” or “relative” suffer from a fatal, terminal illness or coma in the last “five years.” More than half of these patients and 23% of the “general public” could not obtain a life-sustaining treatment so, 84% of people approve that a terminally ill patient should be able to choose how and when they die, (NHDD). Assisted suicide - this is defined as the attempt to take one’s life with the intentional assistance of another person, usually a physician, (Duhaime). In five U.S states, physician-assisted suicide is legal, (ProCon). There are certain criteria that terminally ill patients must obtain in order to have the assisted suicide approved. For example, you must be eighteen or older, diagnosed with a terminal disease that will end your life within six months maximum, etc, (Physician Assisted Suicide). There are many benefits from assisted suicide, and it should be legalized in more states.

     Assisted suicide is one of the most controversial topics discussed among people every day. Everyone has his or her own opinion on this topic. This is a socially debated topic that above all else involves someone making a choice, whether it be to continue with life or give up hope and die. This should be a choice that they make themselves. However, In the United States, The land of the free, only one state has legalized assisted suicide. I am for assisted suicide and euthanasia. This paper will support my many feelings on this subject.

The right to assisted suicide is an important topic in all over the United States. There are some very painful diseases and cost a lot for the medications or sometimes patients have to stay in hospitals for until death. So, there are debates going on the assisted suicide, In the United States should legalize assisted suicide or not. There are only four states yet, in the United States where a patient has the right to die with assistance. Some people are against it because of religious and moral reasons. Others are agreed with this, because of humanity and respect for the dying. Also, Physicians have the different opinions on the assisted suicide there are some doctors believe assisted suicide help the patients who are suffering with incurable disease. However, for many the main concern with assisted suicide lies with the ability of the terminally ill. Many terminally ill patients who are in the final stages of their lives have ask doctors for the euthanasia. It is sad to realize that these people are in the extreme pain and only there's one way to help them is assisted suicide. When people see the word euthanasia, they see the meaning of the word in two different ways. Euthanasia for some carries a negative meaning; it is the same as murder. For others, euthanasia is way of putting someone to death painlessly, or allowing a person suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in bad condition. So, after studying both sides of the issue,

Assisted suicide is a medically induced suicide for critically ill patients. Also known as euthanasia, it’s something that’s been around since the 500 B.C. back then it was legal and ethical to disregard of human life. In this current day and age the debate about whether or euthanasia is ethical or legal is heated. Most people will say that assisted suicide is basically enabling doctors to be murderers and in some courts they are tried as that. However assisted suicide isn’t an illegal murder, it’s a safe way to help someone who is suffering. While most view assisted suicide as a way of profiting off of diseased patients lives, more and more patients and their families are using euthanasia as a way to find the light at the end of the tunnel.