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Pros And Cons Of The Right To Die

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The right to die: Cons

Many people with a mental disorder feel it is unfair to make assisted suicide a right to only the fatally ill. They feel it is their right to have a way out if their disorder worsens.
Mental disorders can affect your mood, behavior and ability to make sound decision in times of an episode. In the Netherlands assisted suicide became legal in 2002. At first assisted suicide was available only to those with a terminal illness. Citizens from with different backgrounds and scenarios fought for their own right to assisted suicide. The laws where eventually changed and now almost anyone can go to the doctor for an assisted suicide, including the mentally ill.
If assisted suicide becomes legal in America it is only a matter
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