Have you ever thought about a doctor assisting you with your suicide? Assisted suicide should be legalized due to freedom of choice, shorter period of suffrage, and a shorter grief period. Assisted suicide is a “touchy subject.” I believe that assisted suicide is the “short” way out. Some personal experiences that I have witnessed are the reasons for my beliefs. Here I will tell you why I support assisted suicide. Supporters of assisted suicide believe that it is the individual’s choice that should not be dictated by laws. The individuals have a right to make their own life or death situation. It is almost the same as the argument with making abortion illegal. “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a woman’s right to choose” (NARAL Pro-Choice America, n.d.). People have the right to control their own body and life. The state should not create laws that prevent when and how the individuals die. …show more content…
My step grandfather suffered until he passed. I saw him basically shrivel into a ball when he would refuse the oxygen mask because that was the only way he could breathe. He was suffering in pain. I believe that because of what I have witnessed, it takes away from the happy, cheerful person that he was. He suffered through a tremendous amount of pain, and I wish that I could’ve helped with his pain. Some say that the patient will suffer even if they decide not to choose assisted suicide, but assisted suicide helps end the terminal illness before it gets to the “end” which is when suffering becomes the most