Physician Assisted Suicide

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Title: Legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide I. Thesis: Physician assisted suicide should be legal in the United States due to the benefits it provides for the patient and the community, contrary to religious belief. II. MP1: The controversy over physician assisted suicide is worldwide, because it is sympathetic towards patients, but it objects the ideals of religion. a. The act of physician assisted suicide has been practiced before the increasing popularity of religion. b. It was not until the comings of Christianity and Judaism that the idea of physician assisted suicide was looked down upon. c. Many religious people have failed to see that physician assisted suicide…show more content…
The topic of euthanasia conflicts with the foundations of religion and the principles of science, which has caused its legalities to become questionable. With that being said, there are several different types of euthanasia; one of the most supported for pro-euthanasia advocates is physician assisted euthanasia, or most commonly referred to as assisted suicide. Physician assisted suicide is the act of a physician facilitating a terminally ill patient’s death by providing the necessary means and information to enable the patient to perform the life-ending act (Dyer). Despite many spiritual people’s beliefs and opinions, it is favorable towards the patient’s best interest, as well as the community. Therefore, physician assisted suicide should be legal in the United States due to the benefits it provides for the patient and the community, contrary to religious…show more content…
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