Physician Assisted Suicide Sinful Act Or Act Of...

Raquel Gomez Professor Nicholas Boushee POLI SCI 102 TTH 11:10-12:35 September 7,2016 Physician Assisted Suicide; Sinful Act or Act of Compassion? The topic of assisted suicide was almost never broached simply because it was always considered a touchy subject, that all changed last year. Medically assisted suicide is the act of a terminally ill patient deciding to withdraw all forms of medical treatment to ingest a lethal dose of prescribed medication. As of October 5,2015 California is only one of six states that offer medically assisted suicide. The additional five states include; Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, and New Mexico. Physician assisted suicide rightfully provides terminally-ill patients with the choice to end their life should they meet all requirements and be in the right state of mind at the time of their request. It was in 1990’s when the topic of assisted suicide reached an all-time high. It was the work of Doctor Jack Kevorkian that began in 1960 that sparked the topic of â€Å"right to die† legislative action. Doctor Kevorkian was a Michigan doctor responsible for the deaths some 44 suicides for terminally ill patients. Doctor Kevorkian along with many accredited doctors such as Marcia Angell, agree on one main point; terminally-ill patients should have the right to determine how they should end their life. Marcia Angell, states in her article The Supreme Court and Physician-Assisted Suicide-The Ultimate Right that â€Å"Although others may considerShow MoreRelatedShould Abortion Be Legalized?1172 Words   |  5 Pageshave no other alternative? Pro-Life advocates believe as horrible as abortion is, the baby is still innocent of any crime. Nobody should be killed for the crime of another person. While Pro-Choice advocates believe if a woman is pregnant by rape, compassion d emands that she be allowed to abort. On the other hand, the pro-life vs pro-choice debate tends to overlook the fact that the vast majority of women who have abortions do not, in fact, do so entirely by choice. Circumstances put them in a positionRead MoreEuthanasia Is The Practice Of Ending A Patient s Life With The Intention Of Relieving Them From Pain2033 Words   |  9 Pagesstill remains the same for the Christian faith, it is a sin to kill. A disagreement towards euthanasia comes from the Hippocratic Oath, which states, â€Å"I will not administer poison to anyone when asked to do so, nor suggest such a course.† All physicians are required to take this oath so some people feel like euthanasia contradicts what it says. The Judicial System came to accept the arguments and favored euthanasia. On June 1, 1794, a law was passed that reduced the punishment of someone who killed