Right To Die Argumentative Essay

Why would someone with a terminally ill condition want to die earlier than the remaining time they are given of life? Well, California just recently passed the right-to-die law, which is for those patients who are terminally ill who have the option in receiving a prescription drug that will aid them in ending their life earlier than expected. There are now five states (Oregon, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington and California) that allow this option to patients. However, the controversy behind this is that these patients have this option even if they are not going through an unbearable suffering, many people do not have healthcare or the economic stability to afford medical care, and some patients take this drug so it can be a painless and coerce death as their last option.
However, these patients still have their autonomy and most importantly their life. There are other people who don’t have their autonomy anymore due to their chronic health conditions, but still aren’t considered “terminally ill”. These people do not know if they are going to die the next day, month, or year. Therefore, these patients who go through excruciating pain sometimes believe and feel that death is there best pain killer. According to the Time website, “It’s often difficult to predict which sick patient is going to die imminently, as opposed to getting better with intensive care.” With that being said, why would a patient who is terminally ill and knowing their remaining time have the choice of dying earlier as to those who are not terminally ill but go through lots of pain do not have the same