Research Paper On Physician Assisted Suicide

Should a terminally ill patient be allowed to commit physician-assisted suicide?
The main dispute to the issue of a terminally ill patient’s ability to commit physician-assisted suicide is their basic right to be able to die with dignity. They want the right to be able to go beyond the refusal of treatment when their suffering becomes intolerable. They would like the opportunity to end their suffering in a humane way and on their own terms. Additionally, no one has directly asked sick, let alone terminally ill, patients whether having euthanasia or PAS available as an option would be reassuring (Emanuel, 1999). Therefore, just to know that they had the right to end their lives, even if they do not go through with the physician-assisted suicide, would be an extreme comfort to a…show more content…
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