Euthanasia And Physician-Assisted Suicide

Physician-Assisted Suicide Is physician-assisted suicide different from suicide? Does a person have the right to take their own life? Is suicide acceptable if a person is in pain and their isn’t a cure for their condition? Physician-assisted suicide is often debated as whether it should be legal or illegal. Euthanasia, another term for this practice, means “good death,” but not everyone agrees with that statement (patientsrightscouncil.org). This practice has been around since the fifteenth century and has been a pain depressant for many people. Most patients that endure extreme pain or have an incurable disease look at this method as an easy, pain free way to die with dignity. Physician-assisted suicide is a choice for terminally ill patients …show more content…
The couple went to wine country for a New Year’s celebration in two thousand and thirteen. Brittany and her husband, Dan Diaz, were barely married a year when the couple received the heartbreaking news on January first two thousand and fourteen. When Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer she was twenty-nine years old. The couple was actively trying for a family, but when they received the news about Brittany’s case it broke their hearts. Nine days after the diagnoses, Brittany had a procedure for partial craniotomy and partial resection of temporal lobe. After the procedure, Brittany was told she had anywhere from three to ten years to live maximum, but in April that tumor came back more aggressive. Brittany had a glioblastoma tumor which is the most dangerous and incurable. When the couple went for Brittany’s checkup, the doctor gave her six months to live. When Brittany’s family received the news that she only had a short amount of time to live, they searched for a miracle (cnn.com). The courage and faith that Brittany’s loved ones had to have was outstanding even though this entire situation was a stressful load on everyone. She didn’t mean to purposely put her loved ones through this, but was blessed to have such a strong support system. Brittany’s mother, Debbie Ziegler, was hoping that the doctors had misdiagnosed her or had the wrong x-rays; but a miracle was nowhere to be found. The doctor gave Brittany the choice of full brain radiation to maybe extend her time, but the radiation might result in no hair and first degree burns to the scalp. Brittany declined the offer; thus there was no treatment for the tumor. After talking with her husband, family members, and closest friends, Brittany concluded that she was going to pass away in hospice care in the San Francisco Bay area. If she was to move to