Assisted Suicide Research Paper

Morality. It is the biggest mystery of life. When will the time come for someone to die? Will it be today, or maybe thirty years from now? How will it happen? No one really knows the answer to this question, but some people do have an idea. Does anyone really want to die, or does everyone just want to live forever? Some people also have an idea of an answer for this question. When people are diagnosed with terminal illnesses, or get into a horrific accident that has put them in a vegetable, or brain dead state, they, and their family members, think the hardest about the answers to these questions. In some places, such as Oregon, The Netherlands, Belgium, Montana, California, etc., this could be an easy answer, thanks to physician-assisted …show more content…
Assisted suicide is when a person is guided by another with information and guidance to go through with suicide, and even goes as far to provide the means to do so. Euthanasia is the deliberate act of a person painlessly ending another’s life due to prevent death from natural causes. This means that if someone provides a person with the right amount of lethal drugs using a prescription is assisted suicide. Euthanasia would be the physician giving the person the lethal drug themselves. (British …show more content…
As mentioned above, a large concern is the concern for the vulnerable people and if safeguards fail. There are even concerns about the extra safeguard of using judicial consent in the request. Illora Finlay, who did a debate with Jack Davis, stated that there can be no black or white judgements. She says, “How, for example, should a doctor respond if faced with a patient who could have anything form three months to a year to live but who is forcefully demanding an assisted suicide? Patient pressure is a reality of medical practice today.” (Davis, Finlay) Another proponent that is often cited are religious values are the basis for concerns about legalization for euthanasia. In addition, many people believe that if someone is terminally ill, they are probably very depressed and that can be influencing their decision. This causes issues because it is required for physicians to send their patients requesting euthanasia to a psychologist if this is suspected, but they don’t want to offend the patient. (King, 38) Then there is all of the ethical and moral questions about euthanasia. Is it considered murder to help someone kill themselves? Is it right to allow someone to kill themselves? These are matter of opinion and don’t hold up when presented in a