Assisted suicide is a suicide committed by someone with assistance from someone other than themselves, many times a Physician. Assisted suicide is typically delivered by lethal injection. The drugs are setup and provided to the patient and the patient has the choice as to when they deliver them by pressing a button themselves. This is a controversial topic that has both proponents and opponents for various the reasons. The most controversial suicides are those in which the patient does not have the ability to press a button themselves and someone must complete the process for them. It has been argued that this is no longer assisted suicide, but murder. This research will explore the topic of assisted suicide and the many facets of the legal and moral issues.
Assisted suicide differs from euthanasia. In assisted suicide the person assisting only provides the means and drugs necessary. In euthanasia the person's life…...

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References

Andre, C & Valesquez, M. (2010). Assisted Suicide: Right or Wrong? Santa Clara University. Retrieved August 5, 2012 from  http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v1n1/suicide.html 

Euthanasia.com (2012). History of Assisted Suicide. Retrieved August 5, 2012 from  http://www.euthanasia.com/history.html .

Gorsuch, N. (2009)The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. Princeton University press.

Healthcare.gov. (2012). Patient's Bill of Rights. Retrieved August 5, 2012 from  http://www.healthcare.gov/law/features/rights/bill-of-rights/index.html

Assisted suicide should be a legal right. The grounds for this claim include the fact that modern medicine has made it possible to extend life artificially, allowing for people to survive beyond their body's capacity for wellness. Other grounds for ensuring the rights of citizens to death with dignity include the essentially libertarian underpinnings of American society. Currently, only the states of ashington and Oregon allow physicians to assist patients with a dignified death. The United States cannot dictate laws related to assisted suicide in other countries, but can set a normative precedent that highlights the need for more compassionate and wise approaches to ending a life. The primary arguments against assisted suicide are religious ones, which have no place in determining American law. Scare tactics related to assisted suicide can easily be dismissed. There are several ways that doctors can be trained and supervised so that no assisted suicide…...

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Works Cited

Andre, Claire and Velasquez, Manuel. "Assisted Suicide: A Right or a Wrong?"Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Ethics. Retrieved online:  http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v1n1/suicide.html 

Humphry, Derek. "Liberty and Death." Assisted Suicide. Retrieved online:  http://www.assistedsuicide.org/liberty_and_death_manifesto_right_to_die.html 

Topping, Alexandra and Jones, Sam. "Locked-in syndrome sufferer wins high court hearing for his right to die." The Guardian. 12 Mar 2012. Retrieved online:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/12/locked-in-syndrome-sufferer-court-hearing

Assisted Suicide
hen we think of assisted suicide, most of us immediately think of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist who was sentenced to two terms of imprisonment in 1999 for helping a man suffering from a terminal disease to die (Humphrey 2002). Assisted suicide is a very passionate issue of debate in this country. There are numerous ethical and moral considerations aside from the legal aspects of the practice. The topic is as controversial as abortion and capital punishment. Most everyone has a deep-rooted belief one way or the other, they are either for or against, few ride the middle ground. It has been my observation that those in favor of pro-life are more likely to favor capital punishment and oppose assisted suicide, and those in favor of abortion and assisted suicide are more likely to oppose the death penalty. It is indeed a passionate issue and will continue to…...

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Center For Ethics & Professionalism." American College of Physicians. American Society of Internal Medicine.  http://www.acponline.org/ethics/ethicman.htm .(accessed07-11-2002).

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2002.  http://www.dwd.org/community/resources.asp .

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Assisted suicide should be legalized. There is no rational argument against it, only cartoonish arguments based on superstition and feigned morality. In the real world, we all must die, and there is no case, either moral or intellectual, that one can make to argue that we should not have the right to control our final moments. Over the course of this essay, I will illustrate in no uncertain terms that the right to die with dignity is a right reserved for the individual alone, and that no amount of interference on the part of external parties -- especially not those who are entirely unaffected by the death in question -- can be justified.
The American Medical Association (2013) frames the issue as one of ethics. It deems the issue as a threat to "the very core of the medical profession's ethical integrity." It argues that physician-assisted suicide is "fundamentally inconsistent" with…...

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AMA. (2013). Physician-assisted suicide. American Medical Association. Retrieved May 5, 2013 from  http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/code-medical-ethics/2211b.pdf 

Ertelt, S. (2013). Connecticut pro-lifers try to stop bill to ok assisted suicide. LifeNews.com Retrieved May 5, 2013 from  http://www.lifenews.com/2013/01/16/connecticut-pro-lifers-try-to-stop-bill-to-ok-assisted-suicide/ 

NEMJ. (2013). Physician-assisted suicide. New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 368 (2013) 1450-1452.

A postive life is described as being able to keep memories alive as well as have the feeling of being needed. Alieviated suffering pertains to physical well-being, psychological well-being and personal stratigies to relieve pain. Managing life when ill refers to the facility to be in charge of the situation and to be reflective.
If we consider the quality of life enjoyed be Wolf's father at the end of his struggle with cancer a strong case can be made that he had every reason to request that the process of his death be accelerated. Though he was able to function in each of these areas in some capacity, the capacity was severly limited by his illness. At the end he did not even possess the ablity to swallow perscribed lethal medication, and was beyond this method of assissted suicide.

Besides quality of life ther are other factors that must be considered…...

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References

Johansson, C.M., Axelsson, B., & Danielson, E. (2005, October). Living with incurable cancer at the end of life -- patient's perceptions on quality of life. Cancer Nursing, Vol. 29, No. 5, 391-399.

Webster, B. (2009 July 14). Assisted suicide/voluntary euthanasia. International debate education center. Retrieved January 5, 2012, from http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=55

Wolf, S.M. (2008 September - October). Confronting physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: my father's death. Hasting center report. In FindArticles. Retrieved January 5, 2012, from  http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2103/is_5_38/ai_n30913055/

Assisted Suicide, or called Euthanasia, is an issue that has long been debated whether it should be acceptable and made legal, or not. The concern that many delivers as to whether or not Assisted Suicide should be made legal is this question that many poses -- Is it ethical and moral to help someone who suffers from a terminal disease to die earlier?
In medical practice, Assisted Suicide is the process of helping a patient who suffers from a terminal disease to end his sufferings. This is done by terminating any system which supports and sustains the life of the patient. Thus, causing the patient to die. There are two types of Assisted Suicide that is medically considered in countries where the practice is legal. These are voluntary and involuntary suicide.

Involuntary Suicide is practiced to patients where there is no more hope to live due to the physical state of unconciousness,…...

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However, research shows that even though suicide risk may be increased in cancer patients, it only accounts for only a small minority of deaths (Storm et. al., 1992). When cancer patients do try to commit suicide or actually commit the act, they have some major psychiatric disorders, particularly depression (Breitbart, 1990) study of 100 men with AIDS, the "interest" in physician-assisted suicide was predicted by high levels of psychological distress and the experience of terminal illness of a friend or relative, as well as a perception of lower levels of social support. No significant association existed between interest in assisted suicide and severity of the disease (Breitbart, 1990). Chochinov et. al analyzed the desire for death with over 100 terminally ill cancer patients and found only 8.5% had a lasting and clinical desire for death, and of these 59% were depressed, compared with 8% of those without a stated…...

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Breitbart, W. (1990) Cancer Pain and Suicide. Advances in Pain Research and Therapy. 16: 399

Hendin, H. (1994) Seduced by Death: Doctors, Patients, and the Dutch Cure. Issues in Law and Medicine 10: 123

Muskin, P.R. (1998). The Request to Die: Role for a Psychodynamic Perspective on Physician-Assisted Suicide, JAMA 279: 323, 327

Moskowitz, E. (2003) the Consensus on Assisted Suicide. Hastings Center Report

Besides, the people who are against assisted suicide disagree that physicians have been conferred immense authority, which can be mistaken or immoral. The competence of taking decisions on issues of life and death must rest where it ultimately belongs -with the Almighty, not physicians. (Should an incurably-ill patient be able to commit physician-assisted suicide?) a case has been made that even though cautious and dependable professional behavior relating to assisted suicide is being given and reasonable safety procedures as well for the patients concerned, likely survivors and community in totality are been taken into account, a lot of cases exist where the anticipated excellence is a distant dream, therefore assistance with suicide becomes very risky. (Diekstra, 1995)
Conclusion

To conclude, the present argument regarding euthanasia and assisted suicide possesses the capability to make out society into a unilateral one, however it can also have an encouraging influence in case it assists…...

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References

Braddock, Clarence H; Tonelli, Mark R. (1998) "Physician-Assisted Suicide" Ethics in Medicine. University of Washington School of Medicine. Retrieved at Accessed on 15 November, 2004http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/pas.html.

Carr, William H.A. (September-October, 1995) "A Right to Die - Physician-Assisted Suicide - Includes a Discussion of the So-Called Physician's Oath in a 1990's Context" Saturday Evening Post. pp: A4-5

Diekstra, RF. (May, 1995) "Dying in Dignity: The Pros and Cons of Assisted Suicide" Psychiatry Clinical Neuroscience. Volume: 49 Supplementary 1; pp: 139-148

Gates, Thomas J. (15 May, 1997) "Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Family Practice Perspective" American Family Physician. Volume: 12; No: 1; pp: 58-63

Suicide, assisted or otherwise, is a contentious issue in modern society. While most people would be upset if a loved one killed himself or herself, there is nonetheless widespread recognition that people's right to autonomy might supersede such concerns, especially when the choice is between a dignified death by suicide and a prolonged and painful terminal illness. However, there are still those who disagree and who believe that suicide is always or usually wrong. This ongoing debate is reflected in laws, societal values, and the philosophy of ethics.
Euthanasia, from the Greek words for "good death," is an old concept: in Sir Thomas More's Utopia, written in the time of Henry the Eighth, citizens of Utopia may end their lives with permission from religious and governmental officials (Minois 2001, 67). The concept of medically-assisted suicide is a largely late twentieth century invention (Minois 2001, 328). Proponents argue that -- despite…...

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References

Braw, E. (2013). Should a sick child be allowed to choose death? Belgians think so. Newsweek, December 5, 2013. http://www.newsweek.com/should-sick-child-be-allowed-choose-death-belgians-think-so-223851

Buchanan, RT. (2015). Right to die: Belgian doctors rule depressed 24-year-old woman has right to end her life. The Independent, July 2, 2015.  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/right-to-die-belgian-doctors-rule-depressed-24-year-old-woman-has-right-to-end-her-life-10361492.html 

Gayle, D. (2013). Transsexual, 44, elects to die by euthanasia after botched sex-change operation turned him into a 'monster'. The Daily Mail, October 1, 2013.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2440086/Belgian-transsexual-Nathan-Verhelst-44-elects-die-euthanasia-botched-sex-change-operation.html 

Minois, G. (2001). History of suicide: Voluntary death in western culture. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.

Brittany Maynard Case
The case of Brittany Maynard is a fairly textbook one when it comes to the discussions that center on doctor-assisted suicide and euthanasia in general. There are indeed cases where the death of a patient is a certainty. However, the devil is in the details as some people believe that they have to suffer out their final days while others, such as Brittany Maynard, feel that they should have at least some control over their own destiny. These people feel that they should be able to die "with dignity" and on their own terms rather than having to wait for death to come and for suffering to occur as that date approaches. However, there are some medical, legal and ethical considerations that have to be taken seriously when it comes to someone committing suicide and involving one or more other people in the same. While "death with dignity"…...

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References

Bahan, I. (1997). Physician-assisted suicide. Above all else do no harm. Tennessee Medicine:

Journal of The Tennessee Medical Association, 90(2), 45-46.

Campbell, C. S., & Black, M. A. (2014). Dignity, death, and dilemmas: a study of Washington

hospices and physician-assisted death. Journal Of Pain And Symptom

Assisted Suicide
The ethical and moral issues surrounding assisted suicide are presented in this paper through interviews and research. Assisted suicide has always been a controversial subject and it continues to be controversial although there are people who believe it is moral, ethical, and should be made legal.

My Neighbor and Friend -- Ms. Rogers -- Interviewed February 4, 2015

Ms. Rogers is a 55-year-old Caucasian widow who lives in my neighborhood. She graciously agreed to be asked questions as to her views on assisted suicide, and so an interview was scheduled.

She was asked about her personal moral values and her religious beliefs regarding voluntary assisted suicide, and she said that she is a devout Christian and thus, she said that only God can give life, and only God can take it away. Her views are very much shared by many Christians and people of other faiths, so it was no surprise to…...

Ethics: Assisted Suicide
What is Assisted Suicide?

ecent Issues

Theories: Is it Ethical?

The Death with Dignity Act (DWDA)

The Deontology Argument

Virtue Ethics

The Velma Howard Case (Assisted Suicide)

Peter Williams Case

Ethics: Assisted Suicide

Physician-assisted suicide, is this really an ethical technique? A lot of people feel strongly on both sides of this concern. However, on April 13, 1999, the most known doctor executed an assisted suicide, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, was given a sentenced of ten to twenty-five years in prison after being charged with second degree murder and three to seven years for using controlled substance (Colbert, 2013). Assisted suicide normally takes place when a person commits suicide but they are getting help from another person. Physician-assisted suicide normally has no pain involved, as many would comment, the most passive way for a person to expire. With that said. Is it ethical? This essay will examine the ethics behind assisted suicide.

What is Assisted Suicide?

According to Dictionary.com, the…...

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Callahan, D. (2009). Organized obfuscation: Advocacy for physician-assisted suicide. The Hastings Center Report, 23(9), 67-89.

Colbert, J.A. (2013). Physician-assisted suicide -- polling results. The New England Journal of Medicine,, 34(9), 396.

Friend, M.L. (2011). Physician-assisted suicide: Death with dignity? Journal of Nursing Law, 14(3), 34-36.

Groenewoud, J.H.-P. (2009). Clinical problems with the performance of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the netherlands. The New England, 23(9), 123-125.

Ethical Issues of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
The ethical issues relating to assisted suicide and euthanasia have captured the attention of the public. The topic of Euthanasia is a contentious one and it inescapably incites strong emotional argument and gives rise to tough beliefs that do not straight away lend themselves to consensual harmony. It is improbable that a decision can be reached which will meet with universal support whenever such clashes of values exist, with apparently little middle ground. It is hard for anyone to anticipate accord on this issue in a society with a plurality of extensively varying moral opinions and faiths. There is an urgent need for the issue of active voluntary euthanasia to be addressed in spite of the difficulties in this area. (Otlowski, 1997)

A constant stress of media attention and increasing anxiety about control at life's end has created severe concern of legalizing the issue of…...

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Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized in all of America. The issue of physician-assisted suicide, from time to time, makes the rounds of the mainstream media, most recently with the case of Brittany Maynard, the terminal cancer patient who at the age of 29 used physician-assisted suicide. She had moved from California to Oregon in order to be able to do this, as the practice is not yet legal in her home state (The Telegraph, 2014). Her decision was criticized by the Vatican, and religion does often form the philosophical underpinning of the resistance to physician-assisted suicide in Western countries.
There are different arguments in favor of physician-assisted suicide. One, currently being used by civil liberties activists before the Supreme Court of Canada, holds that equality rights are being violated because the sick are unable to end their own lives in the same way that the physical-abled can, and that suicide is…...

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Andorno, N. (2013). Physician-assisted suicide should be permitted. New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 368 (15) 1451-1452

Back, A., Wallace, J., Starks, H., & Pearlman, R. (1996). Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in Washington State. Journal of the American Medical Association. Vol. 275 (12) 919-925.

Boudreau, J. & Somerville, M. (2013). Physician-assisted suicide should not be permitted. New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 368 (15) 1450-1451

Cholbi, M. (2012). Suicide. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved November 25, 2014 from  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/suicide/

If the act of killing another is imply universally banned, the definition of ethical action is greatly simplified, and all gray areas are decided on the side of caution. The above areas of concern are very real; there is evidence that non-voluntary euthanasia occurs in other countries where assisted suicide is an accepted medical practice (Debate, 2009). Mental health is often in issue with chronic diseases and end-of-life care, and determining when people are capable of making the choice of assisted-suicide is an impossible task -- some would even argue that the request itself is evidence of mental unhealthy, and should be interpreted as a request for better care (APA, 2001; True Compassion, 2009).
John Stuart Mill, who wrote directly and explicitly in opposition to Kant with his Utilitarian ethics, believed that it was only the effects of an action that determined its morality: "the influence of actions on happiness…...

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APA. (2001). "End-of-life issues and care." Accessed 7 March 2009. http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/arguments.html#2

Braddock, C. & Tonelli, M. (1998). "Physician-assisted suicide." Ethics in medicine. University of Washington school of medicine official website. Accessed 7 March 2009.  http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/pas.html 

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These statements can serve as a foundation for essays that explore various dimensions of end-of-life care, including ethical considerations, the impact of technology, the importance of palliative care, and the role of family and caregivers. Each thesis sets the stage for a detailed discussion on its respective topic, allowing for a deep dive into the complexities and nuances involved in end-of-life care and decision-making.

"The implementation of advanced care planning significantly improves end-of-life care by ensuring that individuals' preferences and values are respected, highlighting the need for more widespread adoption of these practices in healthcare settings."

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"Physician-assisted suicide, a controversial and morally complex subject, has sparked intense debate, raising ethical concerns and highlighting the need for compassionate and individualized end-of-life care." Your thesis statement does a good job outlining the general topic of physician-assisted suicide and hinting at the moral complexities and ethical considerations involved. However, it could be strengthened by clearly stating your position or main argument on the subject. Are you in favor of physician-assisted suicide under certain circumstances, or do you believe it should never be allowed? Having a clear stance will help focus your research and writing, making your thesis statement more impactful.....

Thesis: Physician-assisted suicide, as a controversial topic surrounding end-of-life decisions, necessitates a comprehensive exploration of moral, ethical, and legal aspects in order to understand the potential benefits and consequences it may have on terminally ill patients and healthcare providers. One way to refine the thesis statement could be to focus on the specific impact of physician-assisted suicide on patients and healthcare providers. For example:

Revised Thesis: The moral, ethical, and legal considerations surrounding physician-assisted suicide raise important questions about the impact it has on terminally ill patients and healthcare providers, underscoring the need for a more nuanced examination of its implications on....