This essay will seek to address the arguments surrounding the issue of whether AS should be legalised. Furthermore, will demonstrate the development of the law concerning assisted suicide (AS) through the centuries and the perceived problems that arise with it. The UK law and how the legislation operates with AS in other jurisdictions will be unveiled. The concept of AS fills its critics with dismay. Some believe that ending a human life intentionally is wrong because life is a gift from God and the endurance of suffering accompanies the life. By contrast, some others believe by legalising AS with the doctor's help; it is the beginning of slippery slope where the vulnerable people are in danger of a premature death which consists an alternative
