Physician Assisted Suicide
Should it be legal in all 50 staes?
The Gist
The Right to Die
It's All Bones
Death Cliffs
Background
Suicide facilitated by another person, especially a physician, who organizes the logistics of the
suicide, as by providing the necessary quantities of a poison.
A little bit of history:
1997- Americans did not have constitutional right to commit suicide with help of doctor. Having a person help assist suicide has probably been discourse since before Christ. A group of 5 men helped an Atlanta man commit suicide in June of 2009.
Assisted Suicide is also legal in the following 4 states: Oregon, Montana, Washington and Vermont.
Jack "Doctor Death" Kevorkian sparked the movement to legalize assisted suicide in all 50 states and was the "star" during the 1900's because of it.
As you can tell, many people are for it. While MANY people aren't for the whole idea
Cons
Pros
- Those who suffer from a terminal illness and are in great pain can make a descion to end their life
- The family can be at ease knowing that this is what the person wanted
- THE PERSON WILL NOT BE HANGING THEMSELVES
- They won't be commiting suicide by a gun, or a rope. And their families will know what is going on!
- Physicians will be helping tthe person and try to make the process as non-painful and harmless as possible
My Final Thoughts
Should Physician Assisted Suicide be legal in all 50 states?
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