Assisted Suicide

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This paper argues in favor of physician-assisted suicide. The paper questions when is physician-assisted suicide warranted, and who makes the terribly difficult decision to "pull the plug"? It posits that physician-assisted suicide is controversial, but it can be the most humane option for many terminally ill patients who have no hope of recovery. It concludes that physician-assisted suicide should be an option for ill Americans: It is their life, and they should be able to choose when to live, and when the pain and illness are too much to bear.

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"Physician-assisted suicide is not a new concept or subject for debate. Suicide itself has always been a controversial and emotional subject. The Bible talks about suicide, and it has been seen as a sin or an "easy" way out for centuries. One writer on physician-assisted suicide notes, "Over the centuries, these judgments have shifted along with the ethical values of the age. No kind of death has elicited such dramatically changing convictions as death by suicide and assisted suicide" (Woodman 25). Physician-assisted suicide has captured the modern media's attention for many years, with a leading proponent, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, making headlines for helping terminally ill patients commit suicide. Dr. Kevorkian is currently serving time in prison for his role is physician-assisted suicide."

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