Worsnop, Richard L. "Assisted Suicide Controversy." CQ Researcher 5 May 1995: 393-416. Web. 8 Mar. 2017.
In his article “Assisted Suicide Controversy," Richard L. Worsnop (1995) reports how not one person wants to die alone, in pain or suffering from a disability. However it is inevitable for some individuals to find themselves dying under those terrible circumstances and as a result, they contemplate euthanasia as their last resources to end their lives with dignity. The debate rises on whether or not assisted suicide is ethical, legal and the best available option for those enduring misery and agony.
According to Worsnop the debate that surrounds assisted suicide is divided equally between supporters and opponents of euthanasia. The compassionate …show more content…
Opponents of assisted suicide suggest that fear of dying lonely or experiencing more pain is the main reason for people to opt to end their lives with assistance of others. Consequently they argue that if more hospice and palliative care is offer to patients in agony, the number of people who decide to end their lives with assistance will decline. In addition to that Worsnop explains that people who defend life over euthanasia often dispute that suicide is illegal thus assisting someone to die should be illegal as well.
Quotes:
“Is there a legal right to die?” (Worsnop)
I like this question from the report because it is very similar the question of my essay. It entitles more than a yes or not. The context of the question makes me think about what it is ethically right or wrong. Answering yes to the question means that I believe life itself is not worth it and the purpose of living is reduce to a decision to quite without even trying every and all the possible ways to live. Answering no also means that I am not owner of my own life and that I need permission to die under my own terms.
“A treatment of last resort” (Worsnop)
You cannot call a treatment something that does not have any measurable outcome. People that will undergo this so call treatment will never live to tell the story. A treatment is in other words a way to find a cure or solution to a problem. It is not
In his article “Assisted Suicide Controversy," Richard L. Worsnop (1995) reports how not one person wants to die alone, in pain or suffering from a disability. However it is inevitable for some individuals to find themselves dying under those terrible circumstances and as a result, they contemplate euthanasia as their last resources to end their lives with dignity. The debate rises on whether or not assisted suicide is ethical, legal and the best available option for those enduring misery and agony.
According to Worsnop the debate that surrounds assisted suicide is divided equally between supporters and opponents of euthanasia. The compassionate …show more content…
Opponents of assisted suicide suggest that fear of dying lonely or experiencing more pain is the main reason for people to opt to end their lives with assistance of others. Consequently they argue that if more hospice and palliative care is offer to patients in agony, the number of people who decide to end their lives with assistance will decline. In addition to that Worsnop explains that people who defend life over euthanasia often dispute that suicide is illegal thus assisting someone to die should be illegal as well.
Quotes:
“Is there a legal right to die?” (Worsnop)
I like this question from the report because it is very similar the question of my essay. It entitles more than a yes or not. The context of the question makes me think about what it is ethically right or wrong. Answering yes to the question means that I believe life itself is not worth it and the purpose of living is reduce to a decision to quite without even trying every and all the possible ways to live. Answering no also means that I am not owner of my own life and that I need permission to die under my own terms.
“A treatment of last resort” (Worsnop)
You cannot call a treatment something that does not have any measurable outcome. People that will undergo this so call treatment will never live to tell the story. A treatment is in other words a way to find a cure or solution to a problem. It is not