In life there are numerous choices individuals are allowed to make and some that are currently being debated. Some of these choices are described as freedoms an individual should naturally obtain and goes further into the federal and state laws. It is known that laws restrict freedoms and there is one law in particular that many people get passionate about, assisted suicide. Assisted suicide has become a upcoming topic in today’s society because of the debate on whether or not it's a person's right to choose when they perish. Some individuals argue that it's the patient's choice but others disagree and state that it’s unethical. Other people, such as doctors, have a difference of opinions across the board due to their beliefs in the medical
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Some of these states don’t hold a screen test to see if that patient is qualified to commit this act. Jennifer Popik, expressed this in her article, “Assisted suicide measures imminent in three states, more states to be targeted in 2017”, and explains the dangers in not having a screen test before being able to commit assisted suicide. She points out, “Additionally, in Oregon and Washington people with diabetes, hepatitis, and HIV are getting lethal drugs because they technically fit into the shockingly broad definition of “terminal illness” (National Right to Life News, 2016). Since there is no outline to determine whether not the patient has a true terminal illness, it can become scary. If someone was determined mentally ill and unable to live they could possibly commit this act even though mental illnesses like depression are curable. In Oregon and Washington there should be screen tests that way mentally ill patients or people that want to end their life wouldn’t be able to go to that extreme. There are still rules in these states that they have to follow. To commit this act the participate has to be 18 years of age or older and have six or less months to live. There are still loopholes around the six months to live that comes with that certain “diese”. For instance, Montana has no legal protocol in place so anyone could go through with this without any screening and the patient doesn’t even have to be a
Some of these states don’t hold a screen test to see if that patient is qualified to commit this act. Jennifer Popik, expressed this in her article, “Assisted suicide measures imminent in three states, more states to be targeted in 2017”, and explains the dangers in not having a screen test before being able to commit assisted suicide. She points out, “Additionally, in Oregon and Washington people with diabetes, hepatitis, and HIV are getting lethal drugs because they technically fit into the shockingly broad definition of “terminal illness” (National Right to Life News, 2016). Since there is no outline to determine whether not the patient has a true terminal illness, it can become scary. If someone was determined mentally ill and unable to live they could possibly commit this act even though mental illnesses like depression are curable. In Oregon and Washington there should be screen tests that way mentally ill patients or people that want to end their life wouldn’t be able to go to that extreme. There are still rules in these states that they have to follow. To commit this act the participate has to be 18 years of age or older and have six or less months to live. There are still loopholes around the six months to live that comes with that certain “diese”. For instance, Montana has no legal protocol in place so anyone could go through with this without any screening and the patient doesn’t even have to be a