Pro Assisted Suicide Persuasive Essay
The day after you got married, the doctors realize you have a terminal illness. Your hair starts to fall out, followed with unbearable pain almost everyday, and you’re looking weaker and weaker by the minute. You think, It would be much easier to just let go than go through this pain everyday. Well, a solution would be asking your local doctor/s about assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, affected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose. In some states, like California, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Although a patient has to have six or less months to live to be qualified for assisted suicide, it would be better to end the suffering
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Depending on the type of drug/s, it can cost from $250 to $23,000 for a single dose. But on the bright side, there are drugs that any patient could buy. For instance, Daniel Engber, a writer about science and culture for Slate and a writer for New York Times Magazines, states that, “Seconal costs about $125 for a lethal 10 gram dose.” How does that work, you may ask? Well, he also stated that,”If the patient is using Seconal, it's either mixed in water to create a bitter drink or stirred into pudding or applesauce to hide the taste. The patient will slip into a coma about five minutes after taking the drug, with death coming within about half an hour.” (Missing second counter argument)
In conclusion, assisted suicide can be beneficial. It can end your suffering if you're hurting, and the pain is unbearable, it can make greif easier to your family members, because you’d be dying in a happy state and not all of the sudden, without saying goodbye. And, you could die happily, you could choose to die with your family surrounding you, listening to music, that special someone by your side, etc. To make the moment special. These are some of the many reason why I think assisted suicide is good, and that it should be legal around the
Depending on the type of drug/s, it can cost from $250 to $23,000 for a single dose. But on the bright side, there are drugs that any patient could buy. For instance, Daniel Engber, a writer about science and culture for Slate and a writer for New York Times Magazines, states that, “Seconal costs about $125 for a lethal 10 gram dose.” How does that work, you may ask? Well, he also stated that,”If the patient is using Seconal, it's either mixed in water to create a bitter drink or stirred into pudding or applesauce to hide the taste. The patient will slip into a coma about five minutes after taking the drug, with death coming within about half an hour.” (Missing second counter argument)
In conclusion, assisted suicide can be beneficial. It can end your suffering if you're hurting, and the pain is unbearable, it can make greif easier to your family members, because you’d be dying in a happy state and not all of the sudden, without saying goodbye. And, you could die happily, you could choose to die with your family surrounding you, listening to music, that special someone by your side, etc. To make the moment special. These are some of the many reason why I think assisted suicide is good, and that it should be legal around the