Assisted Suicide Thesis

I have chosen to write about assisted suicide for the terminally ill. I chose it because it has been in the news lately and I wanted to know more about it. I’ve learned that there are people very passionate for and against it. They all have great points of why it should and why it shouldn’t be legalized. I believe that it should be legalized and my paper will give you a few reasons why. My working thesis is “Assisted suicide should be legal for people with a terminal illness because they have a right to die, they suffer greatly, and there is good that can come from it.” For my research, I looked up some articles online and went to two local libraries. I used the search engine Google and at the libraries I used Destiny Library Book Search, which is the system both libraries use to catalog their books. At my high school’s library, our librarian helped me find the two books I wanted. At the public library in town, I had no help from the librarians finding the book.

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It is very relevant to my topic because it talks about the suffering and when it is right to die. I believe that the purpose of the publication is to influence your opinion on when it is right to die. I obtained access to the book by searching topics that relate to my paper. The author’s view point is biased. You can tell she is against euthanasia and suicide but also thinks there are reasons someone could be for it. The author’s allegiances are JAF Ministries and the National Council on Disability. The author informs about what it was like for her to watch her father die and finds a way to end the suffering. Therefore, she favors the need for assisted suicide. The authors bias is hidden. This information was very helpful to me. It had all the definitions of the different types of euthanasia and assisted suicide. It allowed to me compare the many