Doctor Assisted Suicide Research Paper
Doctor-Assisted Suicide Issue
1.Introduction
The purpose of The Bill of Rights was to “address any concerns that the Constitution did not mention” (bill of rights). It was written to protect citizens from excessive government power. Supporters of the Constitution realized that adding a bill of rights to the document was a safer option rather than creating another Constitution. This document was written in December 15, 1791 by James Madison. The Tenth Amendment: Any power not given to the government is given to the people. The Tenth Amendment allows people their natural rights and they shouldn't be taken away or rejected. There was a court case from “South Carolina v. Baker 1988” which had removed the federal tax exemption for interest earned on unregistered state bond and it violated the Tenth Amendment (Vile). Another court case was “National League of Cities v. Usery 1976” where the employees got paid minimum wage and had overtime pay for those working more than 40 hours, that invalidated the Tenth Amendment (Vile). An issue that is controversial is euthanasia. Euthanasia is when people assist you in dying, it’s usually performed to end suffrage and pain. There are “two classifications, indirect …show more content…
Euthanasia should be considered a choice because when people don’t have the ability to move anymore then why should the person still live. The person asking to be euthanised knows what they are asking for, they know that they aren’t able to move anymore or they know they won’t get any better. So when someone goes to the hospital/doctor they ask for the medication because they want it. Although the patient’s family might not agree with the choice they made, they will still support it because they are suffering and they no longer want to live like that. Their family and friends don't want to see them like that so they have no choice but to only support them and stick with them through the whole
1.Introduction
The purpose of The Bill of Rights was to “address any concerns that the Constitution did not mention” (bill of rights). It was written to protect citizens from excessive government power. Supporters of the Constitution realized that adding a bill of rights to the document was a safer option rather than creating another Constitution. This document was written in December 15, 1791 by James Madison. The Tenth Amendment: Any power not given to the government is given to the people. The Tenth Amendment allows people their natural rights and they shouldn't be taken away or rejected. There was a court case from “South Carolina v. Baker 1988” which had removed the federal tax exemption for interest earned on unregistered state bond and it violated the Tenth Amendment (Vile). Another court case was “National League of Cities v. Usery 1976” where the employees got paid minimum wage and had overtime pay for those working more than 40 hours, that invalidated the Tenth Amendment (Vile). An issue that is controversial is euthanasia. Euthanasia is when people assist you in dying, it’s usually performed to end suffrage and pain. There are “two classifications, indirect …show more content…
Euthanasia should be considered a choice because when people don’t have the ability to move anymore then why should the person still live. The person asking to be euthanised knows what they are asking for, they know that they aren’t able to move anymore or they know they won’t get any better. So when someone goes to the hospital/doctor they ask for the medication because they want it. Although the patient’s family might not agree with the choice they made, they will still support it because they are suffering and they no longer want to live like that. Their family and friends don't want to see them like that so they have no choice but to only support them and stick with them through the whole