Is Assisted Suicide Morally Permissible?

that they took when helping someone die. The blatant disregard for this oath that doctors find so sacred is all the evidence you need to think that assisted suicide is not permissible. In conclusion, assisted suicide is something that has helped many people. This is a fact that cannot be argued. Although it has moral questions that concern people there still seems to be people who are willing to do an assisted suicide. Whether or not this is a morally permissible act, as long as you have people willing to do it I think that this will be around for a while. If you are terminally ill and on your deathbed most people see that as the most morally permissible time to end your own life. The laws in the United States are laid out so that you really can only …show more content…
With everything that we know about how the medication works, we will never know for sure that the patient is not going through any pain. The biggest question that is presented ethically to people is the question of how much people care about the value of human life. Suicide is seen by most as a very cowardly act, and I think there is something to be said for that. Assisted suicide is a very easy way out of a difficult situation. Sometimes, it may be better to take the “high road” and just see what happens. It is more understandable for people who are terminally ill to get an assisted suicide prescription, but for someone who is not terminally ill and just looking for an easy way out, like they allow in Switzerland, this is a