Euthanasia is the act of deliberately ending a person's life to relieve suffering. Assisted suicide is the act of deliberately assisting or encouraging another person to kill themselves.  People around the world are debating on whether euthanasia/assisted suicide is necessary for America’s growth. What do you think?

“Some patients with terminal, painful, or disabling illnesses or whose quality of life is extremely poor should have the right to choose a dignified death. Just as courts have ruled that patients have a constitutional right to refuse medical treatment, patients should have the legal right to quicken their deaths with professional help” (“Right to Die”) but only if they meet these conditions:

The person has made an active and voluntary request to end their life.
It is thought that they have sufficient mental capacity to make an informed  decision regarding their care.
It is agreed that the person is suffering unbearably and there is no prospect for an improvement in their condition” ("Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide”).

But do you really think people should have the right to choose when they end their life? The government and other people have taken an interest in preserving something as precious as life. “There is no inherent or constitutional ‘right to die,’ and the permission of assisted suicide leaves vulnerable members of society even more damaged” (“Right to Die”). “The killing of a disabled person is not 'compassionate'. It is not 'euthanasia'. It is murder” (Young). Stella Young is a comedian from Australia who was born with Brittle Bone Disease and was in a wheelchair for most of her life. Only six U.S. states have accepted the offer of euthanasia/assisted suicide. Those six states are Vermont, California, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, and Montana. What is going to happen when more states start accepting this? “More than 750 people in Oregon have used lethal prescriptions to end their lives since that states enacted it’s ‘Death with Dignity Act’ seventeen years ago” ("CBS ‘60 Minutes’  - Ending Life. Assisted Suicide / Euthanasia"). Do you really think choosing the time of your death is a good idea? Belgium was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia with no age limit. Who would want to choose the death date for their child? Why are people just standing around and watching people choose when to kill themselves? And an even more important question, why is it legal? 

I can see how euthanasia/assisted suicide can be a solution to someone who is suffering, but is it ending a person’s life ever a sufficient solution? Imagine fifteen years down the road, what do you think the world is going to look like with this type of power?

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