The Pros And Cons Of Assisted Suicide

Opponents Against Euthanasia feel that if assisted suicide were to be legalized, life would be worth less than what it is, and the social value would be less (Bourque & Ayoub, 2009). People are also worried that the act could be abused with people just looking for profit, or saying they assisted suicide with the persons wish, yet in reality actually murdered them. Vulnerable members of society, such as

Assisted suicide is when you give someone else permission like a physician, to kill you. Assisted suicide is legal in at least six states (Tolle, 1996) and there is lots of people who wanted to die because the disease they might have at the moment is just too much for them. If a patient that wanted to die the they would either talk to a physician or their doctor and give the doctor permission to just kill the patient. Assisted suicide can only happen when your medication is not working and the pain from the sickness you have is just abdominale. There was a case that was about how a man who was going through chemotherapy he didn't want to go through it so he talked to his doctor about assisted suicide. They decided to

People, are incensed because in Muslim beliefs one is not allowed to commit suicide, which also applies to Christianity. (Source I). Several Journalists have also stated against euthanasia because they believe that life is truthfully sanctified and that “God” created life, so one cannot choose to die. (Source A). The Hippocratic oath as well specifically reads that doctors or physicians are not sanctioned to kill patients. (Source M). Even though many people are against euthanasia the citizens still want options for the end of their own life. (Source C). If the alternatives are inadequate and regulated the agony of the patients does not go away; numerous places have already legalized euthanasia, such as the Netherlands in 2002 being the first. Similarly, Japan’s Shintoists believe that people and patients should be sanctioned to die if they request for it. (Source C). In the Netherlands, 85 percent of the doctors will and can also consider facilitating patients and people in death. (Source B). Even though the Hippocratic oath states that doctors are not to kill their patients, there are two main forms of euthanasia- passive and active. (Source C). The two central forms of euthanasia do not go against regulations because subsequently those doctors have to be in accordance with the patients and people. (Source C).

As of the recent year there has been views and thoughts regarding “assisted suicide”. It is a hot topic due to the fact that a physician would help a terminally-ill patient end their life early without the pain and time consuming grief. Terminally-ill patients should have the right and choice to end their life at their own wishes in the state of California. Not only is it an eyebrow raising topic but it helps those in pain along with having benefits that would affect the general population. The article “California senate sends aid-in-dying bill to Governor Brown” by Patrick McGreevy, expresses the journey the bill has had on its way to jerry brown.

Would you rather: be alive, but in so much pain that you cannot function, or die and put an end to all your suffering? Jeffrey Weiss believes that death is the better option, arguing that although human life is valuable, no one deserves to suffer through prolonged pain when no cure is available. He argues in favor of assisted suicide, attempting to convince the readers of USA Today, both liberals and conservatives, that people suffering from chronic illnesses should have the right to die. He strengthens his claim by using religious appeals, a personal anecdote, and cited facts, creating an overall logical tone.

The article by Ryan. T Anderson is about Physician-assisted suicide and the problems medical professionals and families run into when prescribing this type of drug to a patient. Ryan Anderson, Ph.D., is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, and the founder and editor of Public Discourse, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute of Princeton, New Jersey. Physician-assisted suicide is a drug given by a doctor to assist patients to commit suicide. The patient must request the drug and must be taken by he/her self. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, a woman who protested physician assisted suicide said that the drug will be prescribe with up to one hundred capsules and a doctor should never be able to kill their patients intentionally. Which isn’t necessarily the case. Most doctors will not give a patient one hundred capsules. Kennedy argues, doctors are here to help their patients

A questionnaire was given to individuals with disabilities regarding their view on legalized assisted suicide before and after an informational presentation on the pros and cons. After the presentation those who changed their view supported opposition instead. The majority opposed legalized assisted suicide for disabled people. The informational presentation proved to have an effect on the views held of legalized assisted suicide. This validates the need to get information out to people regarding legalized assisted suicide. As a result, local programs should offer presentations to the community. Additionally, advocating for state policy to require disabled individuals and their family members to receive legalized assisted suicide education

their death, then it is to continue to keep them in a healthcare facility throughout their entire dying process. A lethal injection costs anywhere between thirty-five and fifty dollars, and drugs for suicide costs anywhere between seventy-five to one hundred dollars. According to recent Medicare data, for a beneficiary who dies of cancer after receiving conventional care, $30,397 (in 1995 dollars) is spent on medical care in the last year of life (Emanuel, 1995). There is a drastic difference in expenses spent on forms of assisted suicide in comparison to the spending on prolonging those patients in healthcare facilities. Assuming that 2.7 percent of patients who die each year (62,000 Americans) would choose physician-assisted suicide, these

Major religions, such as Christianity and Islam, condemn this practice, as they believe that life is precious and should be preserved (“Introduction”). Along the same lines, the Hippocratic Oath, an oath all physicians take, states, “I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan,” (“Assisted”). There has been some speculation, however, that this line does not refer to assisted suicide. This is because, in Hippocrates’ time, assisted suicide was very common. These beliefs against this practice would sentence a terminally ill patient to a life of unbearable, agonizing pain. These patients would also be prescribed treatments to prolong their life, but that would only result in a longer period filled with pain. If not physical pain, then emotional pain as they wouldn’t be able to do the things they love. This could all be easily rectified with the legalization of assisted suicide. In the words of Michael Scott, “You’re not living, you’re surviving.” (Scott)

Assisted suicide should be allowed in severe cases because there are often many cases of being severely ill. People should have the right to choose whether they want to continue with their lives or have it ended although others can argue otherwise. Patients would rather end their own lives rather than continue living in pain. It would be best if they were to get help and get it done in a place which the family will know rather than finding the body elsewhere. Many deaths occur daily regardless of assisted suicide or not and many debates going on about whether or not assisted suicide should even be an option. There is a place that separates relief from dying and killing so patients should not be considered killed with assisted suicide. Instead, they are relieved from the pain they were in. Patients do not want to suffer, they are the ones feeling all the pain in their systems, not anyone else. Assisted suicide should be an option because people choose whether they want to live or not, suicides are attempted regardless, and the bodies from suicides would

     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.

Many of those that do not believe in assisted suicide do so because of religion or their ethical back round. The ideas that assisted suicide is wrong because any type of suicide is unnatural and no human being should have anything to do with their natural death. Many believe that every person has a

As we dig concrete evidences on why assisted suicide should or should not be legalized, the following pros and cons could serve as underlying points in determining our decisions:

Finally, Falconer also incorporates religious views in the article as well, referring back to the Terry Schiavo case which he calls “the darling religious right in the United States” (Falconer, 2009, para. 4). Modern medicine now has devoted followers have second thoughts on the matter. However, religions do have a degree of understanding with death and dying as it “unites us all” (Falconer, 2009, p.2). In most cultures, euthanasia is seen not only as a legal issue, but also a religious issue. Some faiths have embraced the idea as the ultimate act of compassion, and others simply reject it is as it is not an expression of faith and is a denial of God’s presence and power in one’s life.

Those who support assisted suicide and euthanasia also argue that the patient has right to make the choice when it comes to how they die. If you can choose to deny medical treatment, which can lead to death, then assisted suicide and euthanasia will lead to the same result, but one is legally excepted and the other illegal, Justice Scalia makes comical comparison, “say that one may not kill oneself by walking into the sea, but may sit on the beach until submerged by the incoming tide;” (Grouch 50). Also, those who support assisted suicide and euthanasia believe that ending the life of another prematurely so the person will not suffer is an act of compassion has supporters explain, “it generates an obligation to relieve suffering.”(Foley and Hendin 43)