Right to Die (Essay)
The right to die is defined as an ethical or institutional entitlement of any individual to commit suicide or to undergo voluntary euthanasia.
It’s said that the possession of this right is often ‘understood’ to mean that a person with a terminal illness should be allowed to commit suicide or assisted suicide or to decline life-prolonging treatment, where a disease would otherwise prolong their suffering to an identical result.1
And this is exactly what we agree with. We believe people with terminal illness should be allowed to end their lives if that is what they wish for themselves. Many people with terminal diseases are in constant pain. Pain, suffering, misery; Just to die in a few days, months, maybe even years. But they’re still enduring so much sorrow, so many difficulties. Why not just let them go? It’s cruel to want someone to be in pain just so you can see them or just for the mere fact of not wanting people to die. Why can’t they make their own decision as to when and how they go? They should.
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_die
"The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The Supreme Court's decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view and act on death as a dignified moral and godly choice for those suffering with terminal illnesses.”2 Basic human freedom, exactly. People should be allowed to make their own choices. If they do not wish to keep suffering, unable to live a happy fulfilling life, then they should be able to get the help they need.
There’s a question frequently asked when it comes to this right and that is: “Why do they ask for help from others to kill themselves? Why can’t they just do it themselves?” I’m sorry but isn’t the point of the right to die to let people who are suffering go in a painless manner? There are terminally ill patients that are literally incapable of moving. How can someone expect them to take their own lives? People that need another person to feed them, bathe them, do everything for
It’s said that the possession of this right is often ‘understood’ to mean that a person with a terminal illness should be allowed to commit suicide or assisted suicide or to decline life-prolonging treatment, where a disease would otherwise prolong their suffering to an identical result.1
And this is exactly what we agree with. We believe people with terminal illness should be allowed to end their lives if that is what they wish for themselves. Many people with terminal diseases are in constant pain. Pain, suffering, misery; Just to die in a few days, months, maybe even years. But they’re still enduring so much sorrow, so many difficulties. Why not just let them go? It’s cruel to want someone to be in pain just so you can see them or just for the mere fact of not wanting people to die. Why can’t they make their own decision as to when and how they go? They should.
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_die
"The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The Supreme Court's decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view and act on death as a dignified moral and godly choice for those suffering with terminal illnesses.”2 Basic human freedom, exactly. People should be allowed to make their own choices. If they do not wish to keep suffering, unable to live a happy fulfilling life, then they should be able to get the help they need.
There’s a question frequently asked when it comes to this right and that is: “Why do they ask for help from others to kill themselves? Why can’t they just do it themselves?” I’m sorry but isn’t the point of the right to die to let people who are suffering go in a painless manner? There are terminally ill patients that are literally incapable of moving. How can someone expect them to take their own lives? People that need another person to feed them, bathe them, do everything for