According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on average there are 121 suicides per day, making this the 10th leading cause of death in the US. Many people when they hear of suicide they automatically associate it with sin and something that should not be allowed. However, I argue that suicide should be morally acceptable. Before I start let’s define suicide, according to the Merriam-Webster this is “the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntary and intentionally.”
Now my first argument states
1. According to the Bible, life is a gift of God, he is the one who gives it so he should be the one to end it.
2. But when you receive a gift, isn’t yours the moment to get it?
3. So it is our lives and as an individual, it is our right to do whatever we want with our lives.
This sounds like a fair argument. But what gives us the right to decide this permanent decision? The single fact that we are the ones who are living it. A person doesn’t make the decision to take his life for simple things, we are usually talking about an accumulation of negative emotional charge. Someone who isn’t going through what you are living shouldn’t have the right to do decide what path your life should go, not even God. And since we all have the undeniable right to life, why not having the right to end it? at the end of the day, we are owners of ourselves.
Of course many will probably disagree with this reasoning and it might be objected that even though our life is a gift
People opposed to euthanasia may argue that physician assisted suicide is going against God. However, people shouldn’t lengthen the process of dying than what is absolutely necessary. In his article on euthanasia, Steve Seibold wrote, “If someone chooses to believe that God wants her to suffer through a terminal illness that's her decision, but when you force the rest of us to obey laws based on evidence-less beliefs, it’s wrong and needs to be stopped.” Others may possibly mention that life is sacred and euthanasia cheapens the value of life. On the other hand, all people, who are mentally capable of deciding, should have equal rights and opportunities to live, or to decide not to continue
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the issue of people’s autonomy when it comes to the end of their lives. Why somebody would want to end their life prematurely is a question that puzzles people. So therefore is hard to comprehend why people should have autonomy over such a thing.
To begin with, anyone should have the right to decide when their life should end in view of the fact that a person may be feeling intense physical or emotional pain for the average person to bear. Even the word “euthanasia” from the Greek language means
Many people argue that humans have the right to life but unknowingly they agree that they have a right to death as well. Just as a coin has two sides: heads or tails so does the human life, it has life and death. Life cannot occur without death. As you live your practice your right to life and as you die you practice your right to die. With that being said, everyone should have the right to end their life if and only if they are terminally ill with no chances of living beyond their expected death
Father Frank Pavone states on his article “Brief Reflections on Euthanasia” that “No matter how ill a patient is, we never have a right to put that person to death, we have a duty to care for and preserve life” along with “There are groups in our country pushing for the right to use lethal injections on the seriously ill, or to remove their food and water. We must oppose such moral nonsense with all our strength.” Euthanasia is a fine see-saw and the people who are pro life believe that if we start to allow euthanasia on the ill, eventually it will become an easy way out to just about anyone who is having any sort of hardship in their life. The other topic of argument is the religious aspect of this issue. In “Brief Reflections” it also states that “Our society has created a world in which it is always possible and always considered right to take the easy way out of problems, suffering and death. That way is completely against the example Jesus set for us; it is against Christian values. We, as Christians, must form a counter-culture. We do not pray for an easy, free or painless life and death. Rather we should pray for strength to sustain and understand the life God gave us to live.” People believe that euthanasia is messing with “god’s plan for us” because he “decides” when it is time for us to die. Now, in the case that someone is in intolerable pain, it is our duty to
Man was born with an inalienable aspect of choice and it is with this aspect that the person will die holding to, indeed, at individual levels people have even the choice between living and death and can decided to end their lives even without informing anyone about it.
Religious advocates urge the right to life. There is an encouragement that God’s will is to be kind and protect mankind. To take a life is against God and his wishes. Equally it can be argued that God has given knowledge and not to use the gift He has given is promoting suffering among His people.
The right to die have been a controversial topic. When some people like Brittany believe it is their right to end their live when facing a terminal ill disease, others like religious believe only God have the right to end someone life. What is the purpose of prolong grieving period of families, the financial cost for medical terminal stage, the prolong unbearable pain and suffering if knowing the person will die no matter what. Terminal ill patients should have the right to euthanasia.
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the tenth leading cause of death among Americans, accounting for 41,000 deaths in 2013. More than half of all suicides are related to firearms.” Many people have bad thoughts, thoughts so horrific in terms that they want to end their own lives. It’s not just the thoughts that they have, it’s also the different situations they have going on in their lives. In the book: It’s kind of a Funny Story; it expresses the thoughts of one of the characters “I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.” This character is expressing, the intensity of even being awake. They would rather kill themselves than to go on living the horrible life that they may lead. Suicide is always controversial, many people believe that suicide should never be an option. Although for some of us it is, for me it was at one point. Earlier this year, I was on the brink of taking my life. I was so fed up with everything, I was a mess, and i couldn’t take it anymore. The drama with my dad, and his new girlfriend, then all the stress from school and my two jobs. One day, I had enough, I couldn’t take it anymore it was too much. I got out of work, and I had a bad day at work, the customers were so rude, and I felt helpless. I went to the kitchen, and I grabbed a knife,
As human beings who prize and value their autonomy, one feels entitled to choose at the end of one's life though no such power is present or possible at the beginning. Moreover, one cannot possess a 'right to die', at least not in the same way one is said to have the right to life. In fact, the very notion of the right to die is an absurd claim, because we all will die: this is an inevitable, undisputed fact of human life. What one really means to say is that one should have the right to die 'on one's own terms.' Yet, let us look at the right to life. If someone has an absolute right to life, then within that right is embedded the obligation or duty of others to respect and preserve this right. The 'right to die', if it is also said to be a right in this sense, it must also imply an obligation to the person who has claim to this right. So, others, doctors or family members, would have the obligation to kill someone who makes a stable, competent request for death. This, of course, would have serious implications for health care providers - particularly with regard to what end of life care really
I think that no one has the right to end anyone's life, only God but I think that when a person determines a solution so drastic it has to be having a very bad time, you have to be on your own Shoes to know if one is able to make the same decision.
First and foremost, having the right to choose is vital when facing terminal illnesses. in fact, imagine having an incurable disease that is not only guaranteed to kill you, but it also causes you excoriating pain until your death; which could take a month to a year. With this in mind,
Imagine that someone that you love wanted to commit suicide. What would you do? Would you be able to stop them, or would you need to have professional help? Lives are lost everyday. Sometimes people choose to die by suicide while others may die in accidents. Whether people die by choice or by accident, they should know that God does not condone killing. Killing another is not justifiable in situations such as George and Lennie’s story, hunting for trophy, and committed suicide.
Suicide is the act and the process of causing one’s own death with full knowledge and with the intention of doing so. The act has been considered as a crime in many countries and fully punishable by law to the suicide attempts. However, time has changed and many countries and particularly the USA are now in the process of changing the act to enable those suffering from severe and untreatable diseases to be in a position to choose death instead (Stump). The decision by the government to pass a legislation on assisted suicide has been welcomed by many, and as it stands it is the right way to go.
If you bring up the subject of suicide in a room of people, it is likely that the individuals will become quite, begin to become uncomfortable. Why is this? Is it because of the aspect of death? Is it the ways it is done? Society may say it is a wrong and selfish act, or that a person is not considering others and therefore it is erroneous. We live in a society where mental health problems are rampant, societal issues take over our daily lives and out everyday stresses impact our health, yet our understanding of the subject that is to be avoided and carries a stigma with it that affects the way people see those who have attempted or completed suicide. When deciding if suicide is an ethical or morally accepted action, we must take many factors into consideration. Some of these factors may include the culture and society in which we live and our knowledge of psychological and biological causes. With these factors in mind, we can then adopt our own personal philosophies on whether suicide is an ethical or moral act. While not all individuals are going to agree on a consensus, it is important to consider others opinions and be aware of them while discussing the subject, even if it is uncomfortable.