The Pros And Cons Of Physician Assisted Suicide

Imagine you are going by your day as always. You are married, have children, and you are enjoying your life. Nothing seems wrong, but a checkup with the doctor leads to devastating news. You are diagnosed with cancer. That was the case of Janet Planet, “I was first diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 42. I thought I’d beaten it, but five years later it returned with a vengeance” (Nicholas). She was later told she only had 2 months to live at most, yet she wasn’t going to give up fighting. Janet Planet is now 65, her children have had grandchildren and it has been 17 years since she defeated cancer. Nowadays we are learning about Physician Assisted Suicide and how it could end all suffering of a terminal illness patient. Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) is explained and advised by doctors, it is the voluntary termination of one 's own life by the administration of a lethal substance. However, a report of patients in Chicago Hospice program shows, "only 20% (92/468) of doctor [prognosis are] accurate" (Christakis and Lamont 470). Doctors are humans, they make mistakes and there is always hope for a miracle. If Janet were to have lost hope and done PAS she would have never been able to see her children grow up or her grandchildren. PAS may seem like a personal decision, but that decision affects the …show more content…
Physician Assisted Suicide should not be legalized because many individuals are losing hope and it is affecting the community as suicide rates have gone up, however many people are for it since it will end all suffering; moreover to prevent suicide rates to continue to rise, PAS should not be