Have you ever lost a loved one to a terminal illness and you had to see them suffer in their final days? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one million people in the United States died from a terminal illness in 2015. Patients who are diagnosed with a terminal illness, have many options in the way they want to pass. Patients are given the option of dying in a hospital, hospice care, or physician assisted suicide. Physician assisted suicide, has recently been introduced into healthcare, within the last 20 years. Over those years, the decision of physician assisted suicide has become a highly controversial topic in the medical field. According to the Recent Research from American College of Physicians Highlights …show more content…
Many people think that the practice of physician assisted suicide is unethical and unnecessary. According to the article 13 Pros and Cons of Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide, an enormous amount of medical professionals believe that the use of physician assisted suicide is unethical, because they cannot ethically allow a person to die. For medical professionals to allow a person to die goes against and is a direct violation of the Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath, according to the National Library of Medicine, is an oath sworn by new physicians that states the physician will uphold specific ethical standards. Some physicians believe that physician assisted suicide should not be an option to patients for end of life …show more content…
Physician assisted suicide can be considered unethical but it can also be seen as a way to give doctors too much power. People believe that legalizing physician assisted suicide will give doctors undue power and will decide the death of the patient, rather than a patient's deciding for theirself (13 Pros and Cons of Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide). Another reason people are against the use of physician assisted suicide is because they fear that people would lose hope. During a situation where a patient is terminally ill, it is possible for the family and even the doctor to opt for physician assisted suicide when the chances of recovery are negligible (13 Pros and Cons of Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide). Overall, there are many arguments against the legalization of physician assisted suicide, that show valid and reasonable