Assisted Suicide Persuasive Speech

I would like you to step back from your collected thoughts and think about Assisted Suicide. Assisted Suicide is a very delicate and controversial subject around the world and has been for many years. Euthanasia is also a term commonly used for or with assisted suicide. Both of these terms defined mean the purposeful act of death by a terminally ill person going through pain and suffering, with the assistance of a doctor, family member, or any other willing individual. By reading The Merrian-Webster Dictionary and Thesaraus, I have found out that assisted suicide and euthanasia definition and information, have strayed from the original background. Upon reading about this subject, I would not have thought that it all originated from Greece.
This lady is one that chose to be assisted in ending her life after her longtime pain and suffering from ALS, according to information from the book, Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS). Information in an article, “The World’s Most Advanced Research and Laboratory Dedicated to ALS”, ALS is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. When this is translated into a name that almost everyone has heard more commonly is Lou Gehrig’s disease. Information retrieved from ALS Therapy Development Institute tells about how the disease tells that it affects a person’s muscle function and over time, common symptoms include pain and muscle spasms throughout the muscles, stiffening and loss of control in the muscle movements in the hands, arms, and the legs. There is also weakening, tiredness, and difficulty with speaking and usage of the swallowing muscles. ALS is only one of the many diseases that cause major discomfort in day to day living. ALS is also a natural disease that you can not just bring upon yourself. Pain and suffering alone could be the major reasons why someone would ever wish to commit this act because of how unbearable it makes