Death Should Be Helpless Analysis

Death Will Happen, Why be Helpless Must death be painful, when the end is imminent, why lay and wither away? “It is not completely crazy for us to suppose that a good life can be capped by a good death,” said professor John Lachs, “or that a good life can be capped with a horrible death over many months.” (“A Good Life..”) No matter the circumstance, a respectable death should always be the priority. Every day people are diagnosed with terminal illness, where help is futile, and the only thing left to do is worry about amenity and arrange for the end. Although, when the point is reached where every day is spent writhing in pain, in some time it will come to an end, why should that choice not be in their hands? United States citizens have …show more content…
This humane right is currently being sought out through court battles, with many supporters across all walks of life. “While it might be assumed that a majority of of us would prefer to die a death of natural causes at an old age, polls like those admistered by Gallup show that in 2014 nearly 70 percent of Americans supported euthanasia.” (“Tennesseans Deserve...”) Now, with the “Death with Dignity” law that is currently going through court battles, this may soon be a option for people to choose from in the last months of life. Many supporters are helping fight this battle, such as John Jay Hooker, a legendary lawyer, businessman, political candidate and a civil rights activist. He makes not fight for himself, rather for all Tennesseans who are on their last walks of life. (“A Good Life...”) What person would rather deteroirate than end it in a distinquished way on their own …show more content…
This regard should be applied when someone is on their death bed, so that they may make one final last choice that is solely theirs to make. So that they may have a chance to cause the least amount of damage to their loved ones instead of a suicide that may disfigure, or be unsuccessful. Also, saving them from many months of excruciating pain to one last breath drawn from their chest, and finally flat line, weak and tired of suffering. As Steve Jobs once said, “No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don 't want to die to get there. And Yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it.” (“Tenneseans Deserve...”) These words hold true no matter the power, wealth, or health any one person has in their possession, death is imminent, but one may chose how they