Pros And Cons Of Assisted Suicide

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Some consider assisted suicide to be a cowardly act.Assisted suicide can be known for some people as an easy way out of life without having to kill themselves in a violent way. Even though they could be in a lot of pain or going through different mental stages it still is no excuse to try and kill your self. They could be using these excuses because they are in a deep depression and tired of living. Like abortion the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide are wrapped in a complex and sometimes contradictory web of morality ,theology, philosophy, psychology, and personal experience. Most people are completely against this because it’s a typically cry for help. If choose this because people felt like if you're in …show more content…

People understand how much a dying person could be in so much pain but are thinking about the people who really and love and care for people. No family member or close friend or even a spouse would ever in their right mind agree to having a loved one commit suicide. I think this is very selfish depending on the circumstances that are going on in the situation. I think it is selfish because there are people that have cared and love for them and they don’t realize that.When I forced myself to consider the grim reality of my mother's predicament, I knew that assisted suicide would be the best way out for her. But it was distressing to think about it(Corrigan, Tracey).Also many dying people can be treated for depression and majority of the time terminally ill are not necessarily depressed. Jane Claire wrote an article about her sister who was dying and she talked about the end of her death she started to go out and enhance life and actually see how beautiful the world really was. He talked about how she felt it was so beautiful because she didn’t have much time left to live. Also if you're terminally ill and depressed there are all types of medications to take for that it can improve at least a little bit. Once who actually realize that you are dying and actually accept it emotionally, people will be okay. They often find the courage to face the final work of dying: reconciliations, settling of old disputes, telling others how much they have meant to them, and so forth (Claire, Jane St).Suicide may be an act of sorrow and dying like that is not