Assisted Suicide

             The grisly issue of physician-assisted suicide has been, and still is, widely debated
             on all levels including classrooms, the media, and the Supreme Court. Finding the right
             answer to the question of whether individuals should be able to aide people in their
             suicide is an almost impossible feat. In a case by case examination, the circumstances in
             each case varies greatly, making it difficult to draw the line between what can and cannot
             be considered a justifiable reason to commit suicide. Probably the most offered reason
             was that they were simply trying to die with dignity. They felt that people had the right to
             death and that being forced to live in pain or with an incurable ailment was inhumane.
             And the officials in Oregon happened to agree with that, passing its Death With Dignity
             Personally, I feel that a physician-assisted suicide should be legal under certain
             conditions. First of all, the person who is going to receive assistance should be able to
             verbally declare that they're seeking suicide as an answer. I also feel that it's important
             for a few doctors to conspire and decide if the patient's condition is bad enough, making
             suicide their only option. However, that's exactly where the controversy comes in to play;
             who's to decide if a person is allowed to die or not? Most Americans stand on one side of
             the issue, according to a 1996 poll given by The Gallup Organization:
             The majority of Americans say that they would not choose
             physician-assisted suicide if they were terminally ill, but they remain
             divided on whether it should be legalized....The survey found that 35
             percent of adults said they would ask their doctor to end their lives if they
             were terminally ill. More men than women would ask their doctors for
             help in ending their lives. However, half of those surveyed said they
             thought physician-assisted suicide should be legalized. (1)
             Ev...

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