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Death with dignity National center argues that having the death with dignity law provides a peace of mind to the terminally ill.

Imagine laying in a hospital bed living everyday in extreme pain with no hope of getting better. This scenario explains what many people go through everyday, which is a living with a terminal illness. M. Lee, a science historian, and Alexander Stingl a sociologist, define terminal illness as “an illness from which the patient is not expected to recover even with treatment. As the illness progresses death is inevitable” (1). There are not many options for the terminally ill besides dying a slow and painful death, but assisted suicide could be best option for these patients. Assisted suicide is “any case in which a doctor gives a patient (usually someone with a terminal illness) the means to carry out their own suicide by using a lethal dose of medication” (Lee and Stingl 1). Some feel that assisted suicide is unnecessary because it is too great of a controversy and will only cause problems in society. However, assisted suicide should be legal in the United States as long as there are strict regulations to accompany it.

Dignity in Dying is a national campaign and membership organisation, advocating a change in the law on assisted dying. A change to the existing law would allow terminally ill people who are considered mentally competent to decide when to end their lives. Essentially, this would mean that a dying patient would be able to request life ending medication from their doctor, thus enabling them to make a decision when and how they would die.

People are suffering from incurable debases or illness that can be very brutal to the patients end of life. When a patient is incurable and has the news that their end of life is extremely near, less than 6 months or in between. The patient might suffer longlines or sadness due to them having to leave behind everything they love, it’s very sad that they have to die but the pain makes and drives the patient to go with the death with dignity law that makes it easier for them to plan their death in a much better way without suffering any longer. While patients get a period of 15 days before they can proceed with the law the patient might suffering from emotional problems in between those last 15 days if they do not change their mind about the law. To provide less suffering and to give more freedom to that individual is all they are asking for. If only people could have more freedom and liberty as to decide when you get to

Brittany Maynard was one of the people to use the Death with Dignity Act in Organ and once said,“To have control of my own mind…to go with dignity is less terrifying. When I look at both options I have to die, I feel this is far more humane” (Sandeen, 2014). No matter what, we will all eventually die, but we should have the right to die as humanely as possible. The Death with Dignity Act is an end-of-life choice possibility for terminally ill patients to be given the freedom to decide for themselves what it means to die with dignity. This act allows them to die with dignity by providing them with lethal medications prescribed by a physician (The Oregon Department of Human Services, 2006). The Death with Dignity Act started to allow people with six months or less to live, the right to die in a manner and at the time of their own choosing. Also, even though modern medicine has benefited humanity greatly, it cannot completely resolve the suffering and distress that comes with the dying process, so Death with Dignity can provide a painless end-of-life choice for suffering individuals (Humphry, 2009). Although Death with Dignity is a controversial topic I feel it can be very beneficial especially since people go through a long process just to try to get the medication and the ones that get it really need it. I chose this topic because death always has been interesting to me and I one day hope to have a career

Terminally ill patients’ requests for physician-assisted suicide are now a viable possibility. Knowing the pathways to answering to those patients, as their requests for assisted death persist, is upmost importance. As of June, 9th 2016 California became the fifth state to allow physician-assisted suicide. The California’s End of Life Option Act authorizes any individual 18 years of age or older, who has been diagnosed as terminally ill and fits specific criteria, to solicit administration of assisted dying drugs at the hands of his/her attending physician. This Act will require specific documentation and data to be submitted to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) by the attending physician

(How to Access and Use Death with Dignity Laws). Even though the patients had decided to end their lives, it still depends on the doctors to make decision for them. The work to be put in a list for an assisted suicide turns out to be very tiring for the patients who are willing to end their suffering very soon. They would be suffering more, as the process requires a lot of works. It is important to legalize assisted killing for those patients who can no longer bear the suffering and for their families who are also in deep agony seeing their loved ones lying on the bed left helpless from the disease they are suffering and whose doctor cannot make better.

Should assisted death, or euthanasia be an option for the terminally ill? In 1994, the Oregon Death With Dignity Act was formed, making Oregon the first state to legalize physician assisted deaths with restrictions. As of today, Washington, Vermont, New Mexico, along with Oregon are all legalized in euthanasia. The individuals wanting to end their life must be at least 18 years of age with a terminal illness, be a state resident, and have less than six months to live (Procon.org 2014). The question is, is euthanasia ethical? In this paper, I will be focusing on euthanasia and how it relates to the Deontology Theory.

The Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill patients to seek to end their lives by requesting lethal doses of medication. The patients are required to be a resident of the three states, which have made thing legal. Do patients favor having the right to live or die when suffering from incurable cancer or painful illness? Is Death with Dignity considered suicide? There are many opinions on the act; some people consider Death with Dignity to be murder or suicide while some consider it the end of suffering, and death with dignity. I consider it the end of suffering. With the scope of the Death with Dignity Act, I believe that patients who are terminally ill should be able to take a pill to end their suffering. Patients can end their

Due to it’s uncomfortable and sad nature, the Death with Dignity act has become very controversial. With the U.S population nearly split evenly on this topic, with 47% of the population in support of it and 49% in opposition to it, there have been many pros and cons discussed for these acts (Lipka). Many supporting the Death with Dignity act believe it is the patient 's right to decide to die. Others opposing counter this with the fact that premature death is unnatural and immoral in their eyes. People also argue that the Death with Dignity act allows the patients have a more peaceful more controlled death giving them and their families more closure as they reach their end. Opposers believe that palliative care is the answer to a more peaceful end. Some in support believe that people

There are very strict guidelines to the Death with Dignity Act that must be followed before the request for physician-assisted deaths is granted. The patient must be at least 18 years old, reside in a state the it is legalized in, and be mentally competent. The individual’s diagnosis must be terminal with a prognosis of 6 months or less. Two oral and at least one written request for a prescription are required; the oral request must be separated by a minimum of 15 days and the written request must be signed by the patient in the present of two witnesses. Having these strict guidelines in place assures only the terminally ill patients are granted permission. (Pulliam, 2009)

Today, assisted suicide also known as the Death with Dignity Act has become legal in nearly four U.S. States, the act has legalized the ability for terminally ill patients to determine the time of their death. Since the act becoming legal the amount of patients that participated in it grew 65 percent. The act does come with it’s flaws, but it does ensure major things such as; patients can put an end to pain and suffering when they no longer have hope to of recovering, they can arrange for final good-byes with loved ones, and the act prevents in humane suicides.

On June 9, California becomes the fifth state in the US to legalized Death with Dignity (“Death with Dignity Acts - States That Allow Assisted Death”). Death is always a part of life which we will experience some day. The important thing is not only to prolong the quantity of life but also to live a good quality of life. Death with Dignity gives us the freedom of choice. Death with dignity also reduces the suffering for terminally ill patients and their family. At the end, when we need to face death, we could have the choice to die in peace. Death with Dignity should be legal in every state in the

Freedom, independence and self-autonomy are fundamental rights of a human, This directly pertains to the central notion of an individual's right to live and right to die. A terminally ill patient should not suffer through excruciating pain and discomfort but rather embrace a timely and dignified death, this is implicit in the concept of liberty and self-determination. Despite rapid advancement in medical technology and modern palliative care, some patients suffer from incurable terminal diseases which inflicts destructive pain upon the patient both physically and mentally. They are unable to seek the compassionate relief of pain and suffering that they wish to

Most adults diagnosed with cancer undergo years of treatment in attempts to cure that cancer. However, sometimes these treatments may not work, or the cancer is found too late in a patient to be stopped, and a patient’s cancer can be determined terminal, which means that the cancer can not be cured and will lead to death. If cancer is determined terminal, end-of-life care can be administered patients to control lasting pains, including shortness of breath, nausea, and constipation. However, this treatment does not cure the cancer, and will not prevent death in a terminally ill cancer patient. In some cases, patients decide that receiving end-of-life treatment is not worth it if the treatment does not prevent death. Terminally ill cancer patients may also continue to experience unbearable suffering, despite end-of-life treatments, as it is not always effective. These factors may push some terminally ill cancer patients to request to be actively euthanized. Active euthanasia is the merciful ending of a patient’s life through a single act, such as an injection. Terminally ill cancer patients should have the right to determine if they are actively euthanized. However, only patients who consider their suffering unbearable should have the right to be euthanized.