to the bitter end, no matter how ill they are? No, it shouldn't. The Due Process Clause and the liberty interest includes a person's right to make their own decisions about matters that are important to them and to make choices that are central to their personal dignity. The constitution was written a long time ago. The constitution was not meant to be a static, unchanging document. It was meant to change with an ever c!
             hanging society. It was meant to adapt to the people and for the people who live by it. The ways in which people die have changed greatly over time. Years ago, pneumonia and contagious diseases brought a quick death to many. Today, with all the medical and technological advances, people are more likely to suffer through longer lasting and agonizing conditions, such as heart disease, progressive renal failure, and cancer. These illnesses inflict horrible pain and suffering without bringing about a swift death. Living under these circumstances is asking a person to live a life he or she no longer finds worthwhile. By denying a terminally ill person assistance in dying, we are taking away the control they have over their own life and the liberty which is guaranteed in the Constitution.
             Another group of people believe that assisted suicide is unethical. They say that assisted suicide is unethical because it "violates the Hippocratic tradition that requires physicia
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