David Williams Arguments Against Euthanasia

David Williams a 51 year old father of three was a successful service manager for a car dealership, when he began having constant severe pain in his back. Over the time he found out that he had a tumor on his spine. After finding out, this man like any other cancer patient was told that he was going to die at a certain age. David was told that by the age of 37 he would be spending what little time he had on earth in a wheelchair, following a death at age 40. Just as his third baby was born Williams was having surgery done. In terrible pain and fear of the distress he was causing his family, he started considering assisted suicide. Due to it not being available he entered a hospice. The great care and attention to their patients in this place …show more content…
Williams unlike many others ended up wanting to fight for his life, while receiving help from hospice to make his pain bearable. Many argue that they should not have to suffer in this world. They believe they have the right to choose whether or not they want to die. These people are right they should not have to suffer. The problem is that not every place offers the best care for their patients. A national survey in 2008 stated that 52.8 percent of hospitals with 50 or more beds have been said to have palliative care services (Kleespies.) In other words, only half of America’s hospitals offer this end of life care. With the baby boomers generation growing older America needs to step up their game and better the end of life …show more content…
If problems like this are already an issue legalizing euthanasia and physician assisted suicide could make us fall into the “slippery slope” this effect claims that the acceptance of certain practices, such as physician-assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, will invariably lead to the acceptance or practice of concepts which are currently unacceptable, such as non-voluntary or involuntary euthanasia. There already problems with enforcing euthanasia guidelines in other countries. As Gregory agrees when he writes that many surveys reveal non-compliance with the already made guidelines. There is no effective governmental or professional control over voluntary assisted euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Thirty percent of doctors did not report because they had failed to meet requirements. While, twelve percent believed it was a private matter between the doctor and patient (Gregory.) That means that about forty percent of cases where not over looked or monitored by the government. I agree that there is no effective control over the health care system, a point that needs to be emphasized since so many people have a fixed mindset that euthanasia is the only way out of their problem. In reality that is not the only solution, America should be responsible for finding a solution and a better tolerable way of living for its