Assisted Suicide Is Wrong

Anna Acton writes the reading “The Progressive Case Against Assisted Suicide”. In this argument she states she is against assisted suicide. Acton says that money and power play a huge impacting role when it comes to the topic of assisted suicide. Some health care companies are rejecting treatments in order to raise their bottom line. This is outrageous to know that people companies put their financial stability before the well being of those who are disabled, poor, and sick.

While many believe that assisted suicide is morally wrong and violates the basic tenets of medicine, people should be able to die with dignity and stop their suffering to let them die happier. Assisted suicide has been a big controversy lately and I think it is a good thing to make legal. Terminally sick people should be able to end their pain and suffering.

In the Newsweek article, “Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Always Wrong,” by Ryan Anderson, it is stated that the legalization of assisted suicide “would be a grave mistake.” Anderson provides a few examples of why assisted suicide is detrimental. One, he states it leads to an endangerment of the weak and disenfranchised in societies. His outlook is that the purported safeguards of eliminating risk has mainly been nonexistent, which in some countries like the Netherlands who has legalized physician assisted suicide (PSA), has lead to doctors administering lethal injections to patients without request. Two, Anderson, sees assisted suicide as a compromise in the practice of medicine.

Running Header: Ethical Reasonings Ethical Reasonings for the Legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide The moral issue of whether or not Physician Assisted Suicide(PAS) should be allowed has been widely vocalized and debated throughout the world. Physician Assisted Suicide is an important issue because it concerns the fundamental morals of one 's life. There are a variety of opinions readily discussed about this issue. Most standpoints on this topic have to do with freedom.

I am concerned about physician assisted suicide. I do not believe that suicide is the answer, no matter the situation. I am against assisted suicide because I believe it is unethical to be allowed to choose to die. I think that assisted suicide should not be allowed. I also do not understand how a doctor or nurse could help a patient commit suicide.

I believe that Physician-assisted suicide should be legal in the United States for many reasons. I don’t believe in letting people live in pain and suffer. I think the option should be open to every terminally ill person in America. The option should always be there for people as it is for animals. One major code of ethics in the medical field is that a physician shall exercise his/her independent professional judgement and I think that should apply to this.

Assisted suicide is a tough decision that comes down to what you morally believe in. The author of the article “The right to die” believes that doctor assisted suicide should be legalized in more states than just the four that it is. He approaches the topic from an ethical standpoint, stating its rights and wrongs. This essay will include reasons as to why assisted suicide should be legalized, how the system of death should work and if it is morally right. Only in four states is assisted suicide mandated by state law: Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California.

I also think it should be allowed because it’s that person’s choice to go through with it. As I see it the people who are trying to commit suicide should be allowed to because maybe they are tired of being ill and want to be relieved of the pain and or they just don’t want to live anymore. To my mind I don’t really get why it’s against the law for someone to kill themselves if they want to they should be allowed to. Personally , I think that most of the assisted suicide people’s reason for that is either because they are very sick or they just feel like they can’t live anymore. Many people say that killing themselves is a good way to relieve the pain but the bad thing about that is killing yourself is not the only way to relieve the pain.

After researching both sides of the argument, it is clear that the benefits of physician-assisted suicide outweigh the disadvantages. The benefits of ending a patient’s pain and suffering, minimizing the emotional and financial effects on families, and preserving the right for patients to decide their own fate, supports the legalization of physician-assisted suicide.

As a daughter, granddaughter and friend, I am thoroughly concerned about the people surrounding me and their well-being. Just as any other family member or friend would feel about me, I would always want them to be happy and healthy. If these traits could no longer be an option in their lives, I would never want them to suffer for any reason. Assisted suicide is a deeply controversial topic in which I feel very strongly to share my view point on. It should be considered just as much of a crime to make a person live who does not wish to continue under their circumstances, as it is to take a life without consent.

Assisted suicide is only legal in several states so far. These states includes: Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. One other state that is debating rather they should allow assisted suicide is New Jersey. How has assisted suicide become debatable in the United States? Amongst the many people that thought that assisted suicide should be forbidden due to them violating and going against religion, others believed that they should be allowed to choose what they would do with their ongoing lives.

Euthanasia/ Assisted Suicide In America, more than one million people are diagnosed with cancer every year, and over 500,000 die from it yearly. Not only that, but many people suffer from other painful terminal illnesses, including heart disease and Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. People with deadly illnesses that are constantly experiencing pain deserve to have the option of Euthanasia. Legalizing assisted suicide gives patients a choice for a quick and peaceful death, which would also give them more control in their lives.

Euthanasia Do you believe that families enjoy watching a loved one suffer in pain or enjoy having to see that loved one not be able to do the things that other people can do? That is why some people would like euthanasia to be legal. It can help families out by taking all the stress and worry off their shoulders. Along with the family having a lot of responsibilities while taking care of the person like taking care of them every single day. It even helps out the person who is unable due to them only being able to do certain things in the day.

Of course, the person whose life is being taken has to be willful, and conscious. Euthanasia should only be considered if the person is aware of the situation. Also, they should be able to choose the way they would like to go. For example, if the person is in a coma, assisted suicide shouldn’t be an option. It’s a different circumstance if the person is on trial for committing heinous crimes.

Euthanasia, also known as physician assisted suicide, is the painless process of ending the life of a terminally ill patient. I believe life is a matter of choice, and people should have the power to choose if they want to instead suffering through an incurable illness. Not only do patients endure physical pain, but they also encounter mental health issues such as depression. Those who undergo the pain of an illness should have the right to die.