Persuasive Essay On Right To Die
Right to Die
PHI 103
Professor Ian McDougall
September 2, 2012
Right to Die
Physician- assisted suicide is a controversial issue, which can revolve around whether it is right or wrong. Death can be expected or sudden. When a person becomes ill, treatment can be used to prolong the inevitable. Patients who are terminally ill should have options available for them to end their suffering. Physicians should play a part in assisting a patient with death if this is what the patient request. I will discuss why this should be legal, and look at both sides. Patients should have the right to die with dignity. Although this is a controversial issue, this is an endless debate on human suffering rights.
The effects of an illness can be unbearable for a person who has lived a life full of vitality. When a patient is told that they only have a certain amount of time left to live, can be unsettling to many. Having the right to die should be a choice given to ill patients, to prevent from suffering for long or short periods of time. A person should not have to suffer if they are competent to make the decision to end their life. During the dying process many effects of the illness can take place, causing discomfort to the person. According to a study done …show more content…
Euthanasia that is active is legal, in which the person actually causes the death of a terminally ill individual. People should be able to control their own lives. Hospice patients in Oregon made up 88.2% of patients who used the Oregon Death and dignity Act to end their lives during1998-2009. (Campbell& Cox, 2010) Patients that are put on hospice have to endure pain and are only given comfort measures until they die. The purpose of hospice is to ensure that a dying patient receives services to assist with the process of
PHI 103
Professor Ian McDougall
September 2, 2012
Right to Die
Physician- assisted suicide is a controversial issue, which can revolve around whether it is right or wrong. Death can be expected or sudden. When a person becomes ill, treatment can be used to prolong the inevitable. Patients who are terminally ill should have options available for them to end their suffering. Physicians should play a part in assisting a patient with death if this is what the patient request. I will discuss why this should be legal, and look at both sides. Patients should have the right to die with dignity. Although this is a controversial issue, this is an endless debate on human suffering rights.
The effects of an illness can be unbearable for a person who has lived a life full of vitality. When a patient is told that they only have a certain amount of time left to live, can be unsettling to many. Having the right to die should be a choice given to ill patients, to prevent from suffering for long or short periods of time. A person should not have to suffer if they are competent to make the decision to end their life. During the dying process many effects of the illness can take place, causing discomfort to the person. According to a study done …show more content…
Euthanasia that is active is legal, in which the person actually causes the death of a terminally ill individual. People should be able to control their own lives. Hospice patients in Oregon made up 88.2% of patients who used the Oregon Death and dignity Act to end their lives during1998-2009. (Campbell& Cox, 2010) Patients that are put on hospice have to endure pain and are only given comfort measures until they die. The purpose of hospice is to ensure that a dying patient receives services to assist with the process of