Running Read: Assisted Suicide
Assisted Suicide: Pros and Cons
Assisted suicide is one of the most controversial topics of today. I will provide two sides of this issue. My goal is to reach those close-minded individuals who are unable to see both sides of the issue and then take a stance. This issue may be a little hard to grasp especially for those who are spiritually minded whose beliefs conflict with the idea of assisted suicide.
According to an opinion presented on www.debatewise.org “Death is an option that people should have because death is similar to the options we already have. We are allowed to take risky choices for our own benefit, such as tobacco, or alcohol, as long as we know the consequences of the act. Similarly, choosing death is one form of choice that has benefits with minimal risk, and we do not see why death is an exception”. I agree with this because everyday people do things fully aware of the consequences of their actions. …show more content…
In order to cut some of the high cost involved in the treatment of those with life threatening illnesses those against assisted suicide feel that the patients will be pressured to end their life. The impact of legalizing assisted suicide would have the greatest impact on economically disadvantaged people who don’t have the greatest access to health care. Diane Coleman, President and Founder of Not Dead Yet states that “legalizing assisted suicide means that some people who say they want to die will receive suicide intervention, while others will receive suicide assistance. The difference between these two groups of people will be their health or disability status, leading to a two-tiered system that results in death to the socially devalued group" (Coleman,