Persuasive Essay On Why Should We 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.

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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.

People in Life or Death Situations should not be held accountable for their action. They are obviously going to want to be alive and happy, and not die or live in misery, so they would most likely do whatever it takes to survive. Whoever made the decisions weren’t fully thinking it through because we all develop mentally at a different age for childrens and adults. People who are in life or death situations don’t put themselves in that positions purposely to where they know they can die. In situations like these, everyone feels stress to the point where they have no other option until it is too late when they make their final choice. No matter the circumstances, most people would try to do what is right in a “Life or Death” situation for everyone.

Most terminal patients do not want to continuously live their life in pain. In the book The Right to Die, Howard Bell, a political scientist with a specialization in constitutional law, mentions how, “A dying patient’s suffering is more than physical pain; there are also mental, emotional, social, and psychological infirmities, such as the loss of independence, the loss of sense of self-hood, and an intolerable quality of life, all incapacities that devastate the divinity of some dying patients” (21). Pain is the main reason terminal patients choose to end their lives. There are numerous ways that pain is expressed. Not being able to accomplish everyday chores on their own such as brushing their teeth, choosing when they want to go to sleep, or simply walking down the block increases pain that the terminal patients suffer from. Even terminal patients simply not being independent as they once were, can amplify the pain. There is no purpose to why terminal patients should have to endure life in pain when they no longer want to. When terminal patients realize that they can put an end to their pain, they are allowed to look forward to something in life. Terminal patients should be allowed to make the decision on when they want to permanently end their

The choice to die lies in the hands of the terminally ill, because it is, after all, their life and body. Michael Irwin, MPH, MD, former Medical Director at the United Nations and current Coordinator of the Society for Old Age Rational Suicide (SOARS) says "The right to die should be a matter of personal choice. We are able to choose all kinds of things in life from who we marry to what kind of work we do and I think when one comes to the end of one's life, whether you have a terminal illness or whether you're elderly, you should have a choice about what happens to you... ". People have choices when it comes to their own babies and dogs, why not their very own lives? If a dog is diagnosed with cancer that cannot be cured and is in pain and suffering, the owner of that dog has the right to decide whether to “put it down” or not. If a person is terminally ill, and as the owner of their own life, shouldn’t they have the right to choose to be “put down” as well? It isn’t right that they have the right to decide the lives of living things other than themselves yet the decision deciding the fate of their own lives is supposedly inhumane.

We have the right and moral obligation to euthanize our beloved pets when they are suffering and in pain, why are we not morally obligated to provide the same options for ourselves and our loved ones who have no quality of life. This is why I believe that my death with dignity bill should be passed. “ We have Average percent of terminally ill patients who die in pain at 55%”, to where if euthanasia was legal state wide like it is in Oregon, we would not have the terminally ill and mentally ill by law suffering when they are in pain and going to die anyway.

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 Americans we have the right to choose what we want because of our democracy. If someone commits a serious crime it is punishable by death. Living in the United States people have the right to choose where they would want to live, what to do for a living, who to vote for, where to attend school, to have children or terminate pregnancy. As a terminally ill patient you do not have the right to die. It is not necessary or people to have to sit and suffer while their body deteriorate. It should be the patient’s choice of how he or she dies. There are many patients suffering from what may seem a little time to us a long painful death from being terminally ill. We need to fix this problem by education and educating the patient’s family.

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.

Are you ready to die? Someone on their deathbed might say yes. What they don't know though, is that it is legally their right to die. In most cases someone who wishes to die is to be monitored for a set amount of time appointed by a judge or someone of higher authority before they are allowed to go through what is commonly called assisted suicide. However, outside the hospital, outside of everything, does the everyday american citizen still have this right? I believe that if someone is 100 percent certain the wish to die, then why couldn’t they?

The definition of euthanasia from the Oxford Dictionary is: “The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or is in an incurable coma.” Consider the words “suffering,” “painful,” “irreversible” and “incurable.” These words describe a patients terrible conditions and prospects. Euthanasia is known as “mercy killing” for a reason, it is the most, humane, moral and logical form of treatment available to patients that have no hope in fully recovering. If you had to choose between lying in bed dying a slow and painful death, or dying a quick painless death at the time you choose so that you can be surrounded by all your loved ones, which would you choose? With euthanasia,

Nietzsche rightly stated, to live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. I intend to find that true meaning and motivate others to do so. Moreover, I want to be a Politician and lead not just because I’m always right but because I’m able to acknowledge when I’m wrong and revise position. Despite life experience and professional background, I do believe I’ve a lot to learn before I can be a Politician of the people and by the people; and that’s why I want to study at Cambridge.

Kathleen Carter was eighty-nine years old when she traveled to Switzerland in order to end her suffering. Spinal stenosis, a paralyzing disease that causes severe pain, weakness and numbness made Kathleen suffer. The Right to Die movement has been embraced by some in Switzerland which is where she traveled with her family to stay in an apartment like room; she spent her final day saying goodbye to them. She first was given a sedative to settle her nerves then shortly after, while sitting on the couch with family, she drank a sodium pentobarbital solution, which ended her pain and suffering. Kathleen is a prime example about why euthanasia should be legalized. The word euthanasia comes from the Greek for “the good death” and refers to ending one’s life on compassionate grounds. The term today comes with its controversies such as, people should have the right to choose their own death, but also throughout history it has been morally incorrect to kill, or assist in killing, another human being.

The debate over the use of euthanasia is ever growing. This is due to the fact of constant increases in medical advances. Medical advances are growing the number of medicines one can be given before palliative care is an option. The main concern of the debate is whether trying new treatments and medicines are necessary before palliative care is given. Two articles will be analyzed using the Aristotelian method. Both articles are valid, but the New York Times article written by Haider Javed Warraich offers a complete perspective using all three persuasive appeals compared to the article written by Terry Pratchett for The Guardian, which the majority is written on emotion.