As Plato says famously stated, “For the fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being a pretense of knowing the unknown; and no one knows whether death, which men in their fear apprehend to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good,” (Apology; 9). We should attempt to decrease society’s fear of death, and rather embrace it for those who already have. There are so many aspects of PAD that should be discussed, ranging from why people would want to use it as a way to end their suffering, what people would qualify for PAD, and why people would be a proponent of it and why they would argue against it. It is essential to consider normative ethics when considering a viewpoint on any topic that may be morally charged.
