Have you ever wanted to kill yourself ? If so there is a legal way to do it. It is called assisted suicide, Which is conducted by a physician.
Many teminally ill people are dealing with unbearable suffering, and can do nothing but attempt to tame the pain. Most people want to live their life with dignity, and die with dignity. People live their lives the way they choose to. They make important choices and decisions throughout their life. Some of these decisions are very difficult, life changing decisions. We live in a democratic society where we can be free to make these decisions. Death is an inevitable event that we all must experience. Death can be unexpected or even planned. It can be quick or it can be prolonged. Some people become severely ill or have devastating physical problems to endure. They have a constitutional right to refuse treatment. Most patients have a great trust in their doctor to help them cope with their illness. Often decisions are made for extraordinary treatment and medication to prolong life and lessen suffering. Other times, decisions are made to refuse life sustaining treatment . Some people may choose not to suffer with unbearable pain. They may not want to live a life that has no meaning. As their suffering increases, their dignity decreases. A person should have the freedom of choice to end their life.
Suicide When a person voluntarily and intentionally helps another person to take away his life , by act or omission , this is referred to as assisted suicide . All parties , in clear cases , convey their intentions unambiguously and each individual who is involved make voluntary ,informed and competent choice . The person assisting in suicide does not directly kill the person but rather he helps the person to kill himself or herself . The means of assistance adopts various forms which may include providing the means or removing the obstacles (Kopelman , 2007 )Physician assisted suicide on the other hand is when a physician...