The Ethics Of Physician Assisted Suicide

Physician Assisted Suicide is one of the most controversial ethics topics in society today. Many believe that physician assisted suicide should be legalized across the U.S because of the positive impact it could have on those with terminal illness who want to avoid prolonged suffering in hospice care. Suicide with a medical professionals assistance is also justifiable as a person 's right because it in no way affects or endangers another person 's rights. If physician assisted suicide is legal for those who are mentally competent it could relieve pain for not only the person but their loved ones. On the other hand, it becomes debatable when taken into terms of religious and moral beliefs, many disagree with those who believe that it …show more content…
I believe it is a person 's choice to prolong their illness and treatment, or on the other hand to choose to end their life with the help of a doctor. Those who have terminal illness deserve a dignified death, and if choosing to end their life on their own terms is what they wish then so be it. There is a long list of people in need of important health care who 's lives can be saved, and those choosing physician assisted suicide are able to give up vital organs to those who are in desperate need. Which extends into the problem of health care costs, if someone wishes to be dead then why continue the thousands of dollars treatment will cost them and their loved ones. But if a sickness runs its full course and takes a person 's life it is usually too late to salvage the now damaged and weakened organs. If a humane, medically controlled system isn 't created for dying patients to have access to, suicide performed in violent and traumatic ways will continue. The elderly have some of the highest rates in suicide in the nation, I believe that suicide done with the assistance of a physician offers a much more humane and sensitive alternative. Physicians assisted suicide has become one of the largest ethical debates of the decade. I stand firm in my belief that at the end of the day it doesn 't matter what anyone else has to say about it, it is a personal choice that shouldn 't be withheld from those who are competent and able to make rational decisions. No one else 's rights are compromised by someone else 's choice to end their own life. Though many are working against the Death with Dignity acts and what they stand for, I argue that religion and morality play no part in someone else 's decision to receive aid in ending their life, and I continue to agree with those who are working hard to legalize physicians assisted suicide in