Right to Death Being the tenth leading cause of death in America, suicide is known as being the ultimate permanent solution, to a short term problem. A commonly argued form of suicide has risen: assisted suicide. A lethal dose of oral medication is prescribed by a physician to slow vital signs and end the life of patients who are terminally ill. This is not to be confused with euthanasia, the act of a physician assisting with the final act before death. Although this form of suicide may be seen as immoral and a quick and easy way out, the decision to follow through with an assisted suicide should be legal due to the many rules and regulations that have to be followed as well as it being a violation of freedom of choice. As of today,
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In countries where physician caused suicide is legal, the minimum age requirement is twelve, excluding the Netherlands. When the child reaches the age of twelve they are required to have two people sign the consent form before the physician can decide to prescribe the medication that ends the patient 's life. Parents would be the deciding factor for a child that is terminally ill. This shows precautions have been taken to make sure that a child cannot decide to end their own life. However, whether an unborn child, teen, or grown adult, it is ironic that someone has to go through so many psychological and emotional doctors visits, and request to die a certain amount of times in order to end their life, but a woman can walk into a clinic and walk out the same day, having killed their child. With abortion being legal in all fifty states, just around one million infants are aborted each year. In previous years, that number was closer to 1.5 million. While approximately 3,000 people chose to go with the assisted suicide route last year. So, why is it legal for a medical professional to assist with abortion, which is essentially the murder of an unborn child? Is anybody asking the unborn child if they would like to die today? Why does the government not allow a person of sound mind to make the decision to request assisted suicide knowing that medically, there is nothing else possible to cure and free them of
In countries where physician caused suicide is legal, the minimum age requirement is twelve, excluding the Netherlands. When the child reaches the age of twelve they are required to have two people sign the consent form before the physician can decide to prescribe the medication that ends the patient 's life. Parents would be the deciding factor for a child that is terminally ill. This shows precautions have been taken to make sure that a child cannot decide to end their own life. However, whether an unborn child, teen, or grown adult, it is ironic that someone has to go through so many psychological and emotional doctors visits, and request to die a certain amount of times in order to end their life, but a woman can walk into a clinic and walk out the same day, having killed their child. With abortion being legal in all fifty states, just around one million infants are aborted each year. In previous years, that number was closer to 1.5 million. While approximately 3,000 people chose to go with the assisted suicide route last year. So, why is it legal for a medical professional to assist with abortion, which is essentially the murder of an unborn child? Is anybody asking the unborn child if they would like to die today? Why does the government not allow a person of sound mind to make the decision to request assisted suicide knowing that medically, there is nothing else possible to cure and free them of