Do you know anyone who has a terminal illness? If you do would you want them to suffer till their last breath or be able to choose how and when they die? When death is certain people should be able to choose when and where and how they die. Most people disagree with assisted suicide because they feel it is wrong for Someone to ask their doctor to help them end their life but what they don’t know is how the people who ask for help feels everyday. Only three states, Washington, Vermont, and Oregon made it legal for someone to end their life if they have less than six months to live (CNN). Physician assisted suicide should be legal throughout the United States. Assisted suicide should only be legal if the patient requesting it has a terminal illness. A terminal illness means the patient has less than six months to live. When a doctor is asked to help a patient into death, they have many responsibilities that come along with that question. Among those responsibilities are: providing valid information as to the terminal illness the patient is suffering, educating the patient as to what their final options may be, making the decision as to helping the patient into death or not (Kelli Barrett). If they do decide to help, providing the lethal dose of …show more content…
some start to ask questions like who is going to help them get through it, if they are even going to try to stay alive, or if they are going to end their life before the pain gets too bad. Most people feel assisted suicide should be legal because they do not want to go throughout the suffering caused by the terminal illness; they fear the loss of their independence; becoming a burden to their family and friends, and also the fear of dying alone (Kelli Barrett). Other people just feel it is right for someone to be able to choose how, when and where they