“I am not afraid of being dead. I’m just afraid of what you might have to go through to get there.” (Pamela Bone) The right to die is a very controversial topic as it is seen by some people as unethical and should be illegal. The reason for this is because the right to die is assisted suicide. 2 of the most common methods of carrying this out are drugs and injection(Methods of Euthanasia). There are some huge pros and cons to the right to die. People should have the right to die under certain circumstances.
One of the conditions for having the right to die should be if you have a terminal Illness. One reason why I believe this is because they are in pain every day of their life. According to statisticbrain.com 55% of terminally ill people die in pain. This leads into my next point where unless there is some kind of miracle they are going to die anyway. Why would they want to extend their pain by going through countless numbers of surgeries and procedures. There is not a single sane person alive that would want to live in pain for the rest of their life. Those who are terminally ill are forced to be in a hospital for the rest of their life and …show more content…
One of the reasons why they have the right to die is because they are much weaker than other people and their bodies can’t handle diseases and other things as well as younger people. Another reason is because they have already lived their life. They have already gone through the ups and downs of life and are probably ready to move on. They are also more at risk for diseases and other health problems due to their age. They are going to have a way harder time fighting off diseases in the first place so they could want to end their life instead of constantly being sick and weak for the remainder of their life. These points prove that elderly people should have the right to