Physician-Assisted Suicide There is one thing that you can be certain of your entire life; you are going to die. We had no choice to be born, so should we have no choice when we die? Oftentimes we do not even know when we are going to die, in instances such as car accidents or murders. Sometimes we do know, and the death process can be long and drawn out, with pain, suffering, and mountains of medical bills. When talking about having the choice of life or death, I do not mean the choice to commit suicide because some problem in life leaves you feeling like you do not wish to live. I am talking about being on your deathbed, whether it is a month or a few hours away, with no chance of recovery and guaranteed pain and suffering. When someone
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When person know they are going to die and there is nothing that can be done to help them why should they have to spend weeks or months suffering in pain. Most people who have animals do not let their pet suffer at the end of their lives. They euthanasia their pet because they love their animal and do not want them to be in pain they want them to find peace and rest easily. There should be a legal way for a person to stop their pain and suffering if that is all they have left in life. Physician-assisted suicide is not and would not be for everyone. Many people find relief to their pain and suffering through the use medications and have no need to end their life to end their pain (Battin, 2005). Others though cannot find relief of the pain through medications and live lives of pain until it is decided to put them into terminal sedation, in terminal sedation a terminally ill patient is put in a coma state and the food and water is withheld (Battin, 2005). Would it not be better for the person to be at home spending time with family, friends, and passing peacefully away instead of in a hospital unknowing and waiting to die. Pain is only one aspect of suffering. Suffering involves family, friends, and the patient reaction to the death that is
When person know they are going to die and there is nothing that can be done to help them why should they have to spend weeks or months suffering in pain. Most people who have animals do not let their pet suffer at the end of their lives. They euthanasia their pet because they love their animal and do not want them to be in pain they want them to find peace and rest easily. There should be a legal way for a person to stop their pain and suffering if that is all they have left in life. Physician-assisted suicide is not and would not be for everyone. Many people find relief to their pain and suffering through the use medications and have no need to end their life to end their pain (Battin, 2005). Others though cannot find relief of the pain through medications and live lives of pain until it is decided to put them into terminal sedation, in terminal sedation a terminally ill patient is put in a coma state and the food and water is withheld (Battin, 2005). Would it not be better for the person to be at home spending time with family, friends, and passing peacefully away instead of in a hospital unknowing and waiting to die. Pain is only one aspect of suffering. Suffering involves family, friends, and the patient reaction to the death that is