The Right To Die
The topic of whether or not people have the right to die goes back over 2000 years ago. This issue is highly controversial and definitely has more of an individual level that has yet to be understood by many. Each and every scenario is different and given certain situations and conditions, opinions can vary. This issue is talking about physician assisted suicide where a doctor is the one that provides the euthanasia and the patient is killed quietly and peacefully. There is another way to look at this topic as a whole and that is suicide of another nature, where the individual takes their own life without the help of anyone and most of the time it isn’t peaceful at all.
On a television show named “Dr.Oz”, they hosted a “Right to Die Debate” where people were invited to share their stories and opinions on the topic. Many seemed to be in the middle, where they considered certain circumstances and how the individual that wanted to end their life was feeling. This seems to be the most reasonable approach to a topic like this because it considers all the other variables before coming to a conclusion. A woman by the name of Dana (last name was not given) suffered from degenerative neuromuscular disease that made her unable to move any part of her body other than her head. She could not bathe her self, brush her own teeth, she needed to be fed, and she couldn't provide her children with the proper attention and care that they required. She is bed ridden almost 99% of the day and knows that her future won't be full of dignity and prosperity because of her current condition and lifestyle. This leads her to want to end her life and stop the suffering she is currently going through, so that her children can learn to move on and live happier lives, while other believe that she should continue on with her life no matter what pain she's going through.
One side of this argument believes that our sole purpose as human beings is to help prolong life and make sure that people live as long as they can. They believe that no matter what pain one is going through, they should continue on with their life and they shouldn't be able to have the choice to end it or not. The other side believes that someone should have the choice to end their life or not because they are the only ones that truly know what they are going through and if committing suicide is the right decision for them or not. They believe that they should have the choice to do what they want and end their life when they desire to do so. The first side says that there is a lot more to consider and that someone can't end their life without taking into consideration the lives and health of the rest of their family. They also have to consider the financial aspect of it and think about how if they leave this world, their children or family members might not be able to continue on the way of the life they were used to.
I believe that people have the right to die and should be able to end their lives when they want to by means of physician assisted suicide. Nobody other than themselves knows what they are truly going through and the amount of pain they have to endure on a daily basis. Some say that people drive themselves to assisted suicide not because of the pain they are going to through physically or mentally, but the situation they are currently in financially as well. This includes, being in poverty, not meeting the required income, or being burdened by debt. If this were the case, then I believe it is wrong to turn to suicide but it is not. One of the main reasons that people choose to end their lives is because for once, they would like to take control and choose their path. They didn't choose to be in the current condition that they are in and want a way out because their future doesn't include living a life full of dignity.
Formatting reminder: I think you have things judtified differently in your post - this makes it difficult to read if words are wrapping over to the next line.
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