Assisted Suicide Argumentative Essay

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Never let go of Hope It’s understandable when put in a situation of seeing family members suffer; we start to challenge or question our own views. This might happen because of loved ones being in pain and suffering. Although I am against assisted suicide/euthanasia, I believe I would do the same thing as Susan Wolf did with her father; start questioning myself and actually think about assisted suicide being an option. Today, I am going to explain to you why I would do what Susan Wolf did. I will tell you why I believe this is the best choice, why I agree and disagree with Susan Wolf. Lastly, I will tell you a little bit about Sidney Cohen; a testimony that helped me when I questioned myself on assisted suicide. Natural law tells us that murder and even suicide in…show more content…
You are either going to agree or disagree with her. You either leave their fate in God’s hands, or you take it upon yourself (or your doctor) for an instant relief of ones that are suffering. I agree with Susan on every aspect in this story, except, when she says, “There was a price to be paid for going the longer way, not the shorter one. My father died slowly. He died loved and loving.” How could there have been a price to be paid when at the end, it was the closest they had ever been in “fifty-four years”? I agree with Susan when she was glad she did not go with euthanasia because that would’ve left her with a burden to bear. I believe she would probably start wondering about “the what ifs”; what if he actually had a chance at recovery? Even though assisted suicide might be done with good intensions, it is still taking someone’s life. Nothing has life except what God desires to live, which is why I believe the family members of the people that do choose assisted suicides/euthanasia, end up with guilt that leads to psychological traumas. Never let go of hope. It is best to leave it up to God, let God decide when it’s that person’s time to
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