Physician-assisted suicide is not only morally justifiable, but it’s often the most humane option for terminally ill patients and those near death. To completely restrict all access to euthanesia is to prolong the suffering of individuals. European Declaration of Human Rights the right not to be forced to suffer.
Physician-assisted suicide, or PAS, is the voluntary termination of one’s own life by administration of a lethal substance with direct or indirect assistance by a doctor or physician. While sometimes used interchangeably with the term euthanasia, there is a distinct difference in the degree of involvement by the patient’s physician. In physician-assisted suicide, drugs are usually made available for an individual to take by themselves, often orally, at a time of their own choosing, where euthanasia requires a physician to play an active role in administering a lethal …show more content…
All throughout America, citizens have joined the fight to legalize physician-assisted suicide. In California Christy O’Donnel, a single mother, lawyer and police officer gave her opinion stating, “I think it’s a terrible injustice that I don’t have the choice to die in the manner I want to and instead that I’m forced to very likely die in protracted pain and I might even die alone,” (Browne).
It’s easy to verify many other examples in other countries that have recently legalized PAS and or euthanasia. Part of Europe’s Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is that “no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” which is to say that no one should be forced to suffer. It can be said that to prolong the suffering of individuals through medical treatment with tubes and artificial life support systems against their will is inhumane. And countries like the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and others throughout Europe agree (the
Physician-assisted suicide, or PAS, is the voluntary termination of one’s own life by administration of a lethal substance with direct or indirect assistance by a doctor or physician. While sometimes used interchangeably with the term euthanasia, there is a distinct difference in the degree of involvement by the patient’s physician. In physician-assisted suicide, drugs are usually made available for an individual to take by themselves, often orally, at a time of their own choosing, where euthanasia requires a physician to play an active role in administering a lethal …show more content…
All throughout America, citizens have joined the fight to legalize physician-assisted suicide. In California Christy O’Donnel, a single mother, lawyer and police officer gave her opinion stating, “I think it’s a terrible injustice that I don’t have the choice to die in the manner I want to and instead that I’m forced to very likely die in protracted pain and I might even die alone,” (Browne).
It’s easy to verify many other examples in other countries that have recently legalized PAS and or euthanasia. Part of Europe’s Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is that “no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” which is to say that no one should be forced to suffer. It can be said that to prolong the suffering of individuals through medical treatment with tubes and artificial life support systems against their will is inhumane. And countries like the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and others throughout Europe agree (the