Pro Assisted Suicide Persuasive Essay

Medicinenet.com defines assisted suicide as “ The active acceleration of a ‘good’ death by use of drugs. The word comes from the Greek ‘EU’ meaning ‘goodly’ or ‘well’ and ‘Thanatos’ meaning death.” Assisted suicide has been a controversial topic through the decades. Many concerns come into focus when talking about morals and ethics. But active euthanasia can and will help live in the process. Assisted suicide should be legal and used in all fifty states because it will alleviate suffering for the terminally ill patients, the cost of living to keep people alive for loved ones will drop, and it will encourage organ transplants. Patients diagnosed with a terminal illness will find a quick and painless way out to end their suffering. In 2001, the Netherlands adopted the practice of assisted suicide. “To qualify for euthanasia under Dutch law, a person must be mentally capable of making the decision, act voluntarily, be ill without hope of recovery, and have a lasting wish to die” (Assisted) Nevertheless, when the doctor has assisted the patient to pass away with decency and in a quiet manner, they can …show more content…
The modern Hippocratic oath states “ fit is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.” (Tyson) The doctor is somewhat removed from the equation when assisted suicide takes place. The doctor will prescribe a drug and the patient will pick it up and take it the night they are scheduled to die. The doctor is doing what is in the patient's best interest. They are causing as little pain as possible by allowing them to die on their own terms. This will not only alleviate pain for the patients but also for the loved ones who don't want to watch their family suffer any