Physician Assisted Suicide Case Study

Sue is suffering from a life taking degenerative disease and is going to die in three months. She is willing to commit suicide with a clear and sound mind. However, she does not physically capable of committing suicide on her own. It is becoming the barrier in her way to commit suicide. That is why; she needs help in her suicide. The condition of her health is going to severe day by day that forces her to think more about suicide. The reason behind this suicide is her unwillingness to live due to this severe disease. As a physician, I have two choices; either, I assist her in her suicide, or I do not help her in this activity. On the other hand, Sue has a degenerative disease, but she is not in any pain due to this disease. So, I agree not to assist her in suicide and letting her die naturally as my rationally objection in this case. …show more content…
Ultimately, the result is only one, death. Rachel (1986) considers that assisting or not assisting in suicide both reflects as morally impermissible. As, in both condition I am going to kill Sue either helping her or not. She will be right in committing suicide if and only she is suffering from intolerable pain. So, I agree not to assist Sue in committing suicide and letting her die naturally. The reason behind my objection considers that Sue just does not want to live, but she is not in any pain at all. If, I will assist Sue in suicide, she will die quickly than the natural death. As consider, she is not in any pain at all due to this degenerative disease, so as per my medical ethics it is morally impermissible for me to assist Sue in