Doctor Assisted Suicide Argumentative Essay

In Canada, the legalization of doctor-assisted suicide started with the passing of Bill 52 in the province of Quebec. After years of work and debating, the National Assembly adopted the Right-to-Die legislation in June of 2014. Later, with the election of a new federal government, the Liberals taking the place of the Conservative Party, the Parliament passed a bill to allow and regulate assisted dying. This gave the doctors across the country the power to decide, following the decision of the ill patient, to terminate their life. What was once illegal now seems to be generally accepted by the politicians who made this law possible. We are not talking about a minor issue here; it is the life of humans that is at stake. More than that, it is their dignity that is being shaken. We believe that history has been rewritten, but not the right way. We think that assisted suicide should have never been legalized and we are not alone to be on our side. (T.D)

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At the end of the day, the decision is a personal one. We are ready to accept it, as long as the legislation is clear and robust enough to limit the chances of abuse. Nonetheless, we continue to believe that there is always dignity in life and it will certainly not be found in the choice of death. It is not our decision and it should certainly not be the physicians who give the final word in our life.

Concrete solutions could be to have the law as strict as possible, to only allow patients who have no way out of their illness. It could also be to put more resources in the palliative care so the end of life is more bearable, or make it so the person in charge of administrating the lethal treatment is not a doctor nor a nurse, so they can concentrate fully on their job of healing people the best they can.