Assisted Suicide
In recent discussions of ending the suffering of terminally ill people, a controversial issue has been assisted suicide. On the one hand, some argue that it is a path to euthanizing. On the other hand, however, others argue that letting terminally ill people have the choice to end the incurable suffering is compassionate. In sum, then, the issue is assisted suicide. Though many people assume that assisted suicide is a slippery slope to euthanasia, when there are safeguards in place to prevent it from becoming euthanasia it will end the suffering of terminally ill people.
Most people feel that people that commit suicide are selfish because they are not thinking about how it will affect others; when people commit suicide it is because they feel it will be better for themselves …show more content…
I feel that if a person is in so much pain that it is unbearable and incurable they should be able to have the choice of assisted suicide. If they do not have any mental disorders and are just terminally ill they should be allowed to have assisted suicide. According to Mark A.R. Kleiman a professor of public policy at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management and the author of “When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment.” states ”He finds it chilling that a person might choose to die when he would prefer that person to live. I find it chilling that anyone would presume to make that choice for another competent adult” Follow up (explain and connect to thesis): In other words, Kleiman believes that we should not be making decisions for people who are very competent of deciding what is best for themselves. If a person cannot handle the pain they are enduring anymore they should
In recent discussions of ending the suffering of terminally ill people, a controversial issue has been assisted suicide. On the one hand, some argue that it is a path to euthanizing. On the other hand, however, others argue that letting terminally ill people have the choice to end the incurable suffering is compassionate. In sum, then, the issue is assisted suicide. Though many people assume that assisted suicide is a slippery slope to euthanasia, when there are safeguards in place to prevent it from becoming euthanasia it will end the suffering of terminally ill people.
Most people feel that people that commit suicide are selfish because they are not thinking about how it will affect others; when people commit suicide it is because they feel it will be better for themselves …show more content…
I feel that if a person is in so much pain that it is unbearable and incurable they should be able to have the choice of assisted suicide. If they do not have any mental disorders and are just terminally ill they should be allowed to have assisted suicide. According to Mark A.R. Kleiman a professor of public policy at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management and the author of “When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment.” states ”He finds it chilling that a person might choose to die when he would prefer that person to live. I find it chilling that anyone would presume to make that choice for another competent adult” Follow up (explain and connect to thesis): In other words, Kleiman believes that we should not be making decisions for people who are very competent of deciding what is best for themselves. If a person cannot handle the pain they are enduring anymore they should