Assisted Suicide Pros And Cons Essay

There are many pros for allowing assisted suicide. The most obvious one is allowing the patient to pass and end the suffering. Terminally ill patients are sometimes in intense pain. They already know that they are going to die and on top of that they have to die slowly and painfully. “Pain at end of life is most often equated with the medical consequences of significant illness such as cancer, late HIV disease, degenerative diseases, but it occurs not simply because of the underlying diagnosis, but rather as a consequence of the underlying pathology” (Broglio & Cole 2011). On top of the pain the patient also experiences mental fatigue. By them knowing that the end is coming and the pain is only going to get worse, they start to break down and lose all hope. This is a lot for the patient and their families to endure. The choice for them to end their life early and stop the pain for both themselves and their families should be up to the patients. The grieving time will come faster and the families will not have to remember their loved ones holding on to their miserable life. Instead the patient can move on …show more content…
When life gets tough people can see death as a way out and if it were legal they would just simply have to have their doctor sign a slip. “People with disabilities, chronic conditions, or terminal diagnoses are not the only people at risk. Such laws threaten all of us. Without social stigma, even healthy people are vulnerable to suicide’s deadly beckon when life seems unbearable” (Kafer 2016). Now that some pros and cons of assisted suicide are explained, the benefits seem to outweigh the disadvantages. The fact that money will be saved is extremely enticing. When a patient is dying and is in so much pain, the only thing that will make them feel good is leaving their family without any more debt. Not only will the family save money, the insurance companies will save