Why Is Assisted Suicide Wrong

Is it okay to take the life of another, but only if they are in agonizing pain and terminally ill to quickly end the pain or is it better to let them die after days, weeks, months, even years of torture? What dignifies whether or not assisted suicide is right or wrong, the morals of humanity, or the laws set by religious community? It can’t be at all kind to let close relatives and even strangers live through the most terrible pain imaginable, while we sit and watch, not truly aware of the pain. Many believe taking another’s life away is the same as murder, when all in all it is what the person really wanted. Some may want to live and fight through the pain for their family’s sake, but other aren’t as strong and want a fast way out, and want to take that route, with or without their family’s consent. The only people who can truly justify assisted suicide are the patients themselves. …show more content…
Some believe that we are kinder and gentler on our pets than we are to our own species. We euthanize our pets who are gravely ill or elderly and in pain to put them out of their misery. Yet, when it comes to those in our society with incurable diseases that are in extraordinary amount of pain, yet we fail to help those who ask for is. Many believe that if the person is in pain and there is no cure then they should hold the final choice on whether or not they want to live through the pain until their final breath, whenever that may be, or to take their life sooner to end the agonizing