A full mental and physical workup is required before a prescription is given to any patient with a mental illness. Counselors are there to help guide you through the process whether you choose to live or die. Suicide should not be a term used in this situation as it’s a well thought out decision made with others and not alone. Death with dignity is the term that should be used because it’s more positive and it gives you the control in the situation. In a quote from the New York Times written by Michael Gonchar on The Learning Network website states: “Advocates supporting changes in the law argue that giving a dying patient the opportunity for a peaceful and dignified death is not
