Each day, at least one United States citizens commits suicide due to mental, physical or terminal problems. With no help with the process, they are left alone with no one to show them the gravity of the decision they are making. Although they should have a right to make their own decisions, being ill informed and ill prepared is not the way to end a life. If the government regulated euthanasia and assisted suicide, some patients maybe could be saved from their decision and even if not, the departing person is informed on their decision and the alternative options. Because euthanasia and assisted suicide are only about personal choice and control, the United States must legalize and regulate both in all fifty states by creating an act that …show more content…
Some doctors may follow a religion, preventing them from committing a practice such as killing another, but there are “millions of atheists and agnostics, as well as people of varieties of religions, degrees of spiritual beliefs” (Humphry 2000). The United States promises the freedom of religion, so all citizens should have to right to practice or not practice their religions when deciding their stance on euthanasia and assisted suicide. If the doctor who deems the practices immoral denies a patient, the patient now will have many alternative doctors to request the lethal drug from. This will only happen if and only if every state regulates both euthanasia and assisted suicide. As of now, both laws passed in Washington and Oregon “do not by any means require the participation of physicians or pharmacists”(Walter 2016). Although that is moral, because of the limited states where euthanasia is legal, many of those patients may have a hard time finding another willing doctor, especially one they are comfortable with. With this legislation, both doctors and patients will be protected from any harm while exploring the option of euthanasia and assisted