Persuasive Essay On Right To Die

The right to die has been a topic of many debates. People are either strongly opposed to the act, saying things like “In no situation is suicide the right thing to do,” while others argue the exact opposite. No compromises are made as an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, but this is life or death. The answer cannot be as simple as yes or no. We all go through difficulties in our lives, some even struggle with depression at times, but unlike those who are depressed or going through a rough patch, there are those who are doomed to deal with physical pain the rest of their lives. How could we deprive them the choice of a painless death, when letting them die slowly on a hospital bed is the only other option? Physician assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill should be legalized in America, because physician assisted suicide saves those who are hurting from living the rest of their lives in agony.

The right to die debate has been an ongoing dispute between opposing sides of this controversial topic. The right to die is the decision made by an individual to die with dignity when they are still capable of continuing their life with the necessary support and equipment. It is a voluntary decision by an individual who is regarded as terminally ill to commit suicide with the refusal of any type of life support that sustains their life. Fatally ill patients who choose to end their own life can do so through physician prescribed medications.

Imagine being diagnosed with an incurable disease and told that you have less than six months to live. For the past few decades the united states has been debating whether physician assisted death should be legalized or remain illegal. Assisted deaths are legal in the states of Oregon, washington, vermont, california, and montana but remains illegal in 37 states. Would you want to be given the option or take on a natural death? Ultimately, assisted suicide is gaining importance in our society today.

“Americans are not entirely averse to suicide in cases of terminal illness. Currently six in ten Americans believe that a person has a right to end his or her own life if that person has an incurable disease” (Benson 267). It is obvious that most Americans can agree that assisted suicide is the final decision of the terminally ill patient. When it comes down to it, many terminal patients cannot make this decision, because they may live within a state where assisted suicide is illegal. So far, only seven states have made assisted suicide legal and one state has legal physician suicide by court ruling, while the rest still considers assisted suicide illegal. Even though some people do not approve of assisted suicide because of moral or ethical

Last year a young woman named Brittany Maynard made headlines when her choice of “assisted suicide” became publicized through a mutual friend. She became a public figure and advocate for the “Right to die”. Throughout the years and more recently in my personal work experience I have encountered numerous people; even relatives with life threatening illnesses, most of them who went on to die. I have often wondered how many of these people would take advantage of their right to die on their own terms if there were certain laws in place. If you woke up tomorrow with a debilitating, and life threatening illness how would you react. Would you go in time, or would you go on your own time. If your choice would be to go in your own time, there is a

In March of 1998, a woman named Brittany Maynard received the news of her diagnosis of stage 4 Glioblastoma, with a maximum of 6 months to live. She became the face of the ‘right to die movement’ when she decided to move to Oregon with her husband and mother to utilize the Death with Dignity act. Five months prior in November of 1977, the Oregon Death with Dignity act was passed. The law had allowed terminally ill patients who had been given 6 months or less to live the choice to decide whether to live life or not. The law does not include those who have been on life support nor does it include those who have not voluntarily asked the physician to help them commit suicide (CNN). Many people are stuck on the idea that physician assisted suicide violates the life-saving tradition of medicine, However, physician assisted suicide should be legalized for suffering patients to have one last request for a peaceful death.

Imagine lying in a small hospital bed for three years and never being able to leave again. The excruciating pain from the radiation that is being injected into you every day. Knowing that even with the newest technology, nothing could cure your illness. Instead being in constant pain, you could end it all. Recently, Colorado approved a law called Proposition 106 that would allow those who have less than six months to live to “die with dignity”. There are many qualifications a patient needs in order to ask for the pill, including multiple doctors who say that they are mentally stable, have voluntarily asked for the medication, and must be 18 years of age or older. Only five other states have granted assisted suicide, including Montana, Vermont, Oregon, California, and Washington. Thousands of people selfishly voted against Proposition 106 without

As authors discuss about the desire of euthanasia; meanwhile, they are also arguing about regulations of euthanasia.

The right to die is one of the current hottest topics in the U.S. because this law creates disagreement for both parties. There are three states in the United States have the right to die law, and other states are consider about this law. Many people are afraid, nervous, and excited about this law. They are afraid that when this law passes, people may have different definitions about what life means. People could use this law for assisted suicide. Today technology will help us to fight many diseases, but there is other damage to the body, such as brain damage. Patients may not be able to recover. It is very difficult for families to watch the patients suffer when there is the possibility of a law, which could open another option for them to

The right to die has been a controversial topic for a while now; although, recently it has become widely publicized and it has gained more support due to a recent case. The “right to die” means that you can refuse phenomenal life-sustaining measures to prolong your life artificially when you are deemed by physician to be terminally or incurably ill. Even though people have not always been given the choice to die, you should be able to choose because it is not the governments say; it is yours. It is considered controversial because of ethics and religion. In the realm of ethics, it is unethical to kill someone, and having a doctor take you off of life support is technically killing the person. Considering religion, in the bible it speaks against suicide, which is in technical terms what happens if a person take lethal drugs given by a physician to die.

Preserving life is the main goal for Doctors as well as societies intent to preserve and save life. An intelligent self aware individual should have the right to make the choice of when and how they die. It is an individual’s liberty and a sign of compassion as well as it is a physician's duty to alleviate suffering.

From friends to family members, we all want our loved ones to live prosperous, healthy lives, but when a terminal illness rises and nothing can be done to fix it, should we disregard that loved one’s wish to be put to rest? Assisted suicide has been an ethical dilemma for centuries, trying the teachings and morals of people across the world. Of course, the thought of any form of killing becoming legal would raise red flags for most, but “suicide is no longer a crime anywhere in the English-speaking world” (Humphry). Nevertheless, when a patient suffers from an incurable disease and is too weak to take their own life, they are forced to continue living. Therefore, it should be legal for people with terminal illnesses who are too weak to commit suicide and are old enough to have legal control over their actions to have the choice of assisted suicide, as they have control over their lives and therefore should also have control over their deaths.

Sitting in the doctor’s office awaiting the results, the results no one wanting to hear. After thirty minutes of silence the doctor comes in sits down and breaks the hard news. The verdict is stage 4 lung cancer and suddenly the patient is told that they have six months left to live. That’s 6 months of pain and suffering and treatments, a life no one wants to live. On top of all that pain, suffering, appointments, and sick days how can someone possibly make time for the people and the moments in life that truly count. Mind starts boggling and there is no way that they want their family to see and remember them like that, in that condition. They want to be remembered for the fun loving, crazy person they were before this awful diagnosis but how does one avoid that! This is where the Death with Dignity act comes in. If a patient had 6 short months left on this earth, and they could choose a day to end the suffering and have a plan and be able to spend the last of their days with family and friends the way they wanted to, would they do it or would they sit and wait not knowing when their last day really may be? Brittany Maynard did and she says “Right now it’s a choice that’s only available to some Americans, which is really unethical.” (Maynard 2014).

There are numerous reasons why euthanasia should be legal. Euthanasia takes away pain instantly from patients. If people are going through pain that is so overpowering, people should have the right to take their life with euthanasia. If they are in such a state of extreme pain and they know their life is coming to an end, they should not have to continue to suffer. They deserve the right to shorten their life so they don't have to suffer till death. (Reasons for Euthanasia)

Assisted suicide, or physician assisted death, has been one of the most, if not the most, controversial topic(s) over the past 10-15 years. Debates and arguments have been ongoing about the right do die with the help of a physician or any other medically certified doctor capable of helping with the death of one. Should a person die because pain was given for a reason, or should one be able to medically end that pain and die if they choose? Ethically and morally, some people are against the idea of assisted death strictly because of religious conflictions. Physicians are torn between this topic. “Physicians differ where they place the line that separates relief from dying—and killing” (Lonestar: The Right to Assisted Suicide). The purpose of this paper will be to explain the reasons for why assisted suicide should ultimately be the person’s choice.