Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Assisted Suicide

For some, a drug is the difference between life and death. Assisted suicide is the act of a doctor consensually giving a patient a lethal amount of a drug in order to end the patient’s life. In the last 20 years, this issue has a spark controversy between doctors, religious leaders, patients, and lawmakers. The debate is between those who believe it is unethical for doctors to give these lethal doses, and those who believe that assisted suicide will benefit the patients who choose to end their lives. Five states, Oregon, California, Vermont, Washington, and Montana have permitted assisted suicide, in their state. Although there are ethical complications with voluntary euthanasia, assisted suicide should be a legal option for terminally ill patients under strict regulations. …show more content…
Would you take the option of a dignified, mostly painless death, or would you want to live the life you have left? The Oregon Public Health Division collects data from those patients who have been affected by the Death with Dignity Act. This data shows that 50 of the 150 of all patients who are prescribed the drug decided not to take it. Legalizing assisted suicide would give a dying patient the opportunity to choose whether or not they may want to end their own life. The opportunity is a window of hope to escape what a person’s worst fear may be, losing control of their bodies and dying in a cold hospital bed strapped to wires. Because of these fears of everyday people, the law should not be able to interfere with a person’s right to