Assisted Suicide


In thousands of homes across the nation victims of terminal illnesses
sit in pain due to their sicknesses. Should these people have to go through all
of that pain and suffering just for the end result of death? Should these
people have the right to assisted death, to rid themselves of unbearable pain?
This topic has been one of the great controversies over the last several years.

Not too long ago if someone was found assisting in suicide, it was seen
as a felony crime. But recently there have been court cases taken up in two
federal appellate courts that ruled terminally ill patients have the right to
seek doctor assisted suicide (Carter 1). These cases took place in New York and
Washington. This added two more to the list of states that legalized this means
of ending life. However, doctor assisted is still seen as a criminal act in
thirty four states(Rosen 1). In my opinion, doctor assisted suicide should be
made legal throughout the nation. If a......

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