Taylor Purvis from Yale University states, “Americans should enjoy a right guaranteed in the European Declaration of Human Rights – the right not to be forced to suffer” (1, 268). This act is not enabled in our own state of Wisconsin. This means if you were ever diagnosed with a terminal illness you would have to move to Oregon, Washington, California, Vermont, or Montana to die peacefully. Christopher Coopes states, “From 2007-2011, an average of 30,200 residents were diagnosed with invasive cancers each year and more than 11,000 residents died of these diseases annually” (3, 37). This is just cancer alone, not all terminal illness in Wisconsin. These people sit in hospital beds and suffer through pain for months or even years. These people should be able to die peacefully on their own
Taylor Purvis from Yale University states, “Americans should enjoy a right guaranteed in the European Declaration of Human Rights – the right not to be forced to suffer” (1, 268). This act is not enabled in our own state of Wisconsin. This means if you were ever diagnosed with a terminal illness you would have to move to Oregon, Washington, California, Vermont, or Montana to die peacefully. Christopher Coopes states, “From 2007-2011, an average of 30,200 residents were diagnosed with invasive cancers each year and more than 11,000 residents died of these diseases annually” (3, 37). This is just cancer alone, not all terminal illness in Wisconsin. These people sit in hospital beds and suffer through pain for months or even years. These people should be able to die peacefully on their own