Persuasive Essay: The Debate For Physician Assisted Suicide

“Please, just let me die.” A horrible statement neither you nor anyone else would want a loved one or anybody, for that matter, to say. You, as a human being, would want to make sure other people’s lives are prolonged to the fullest of their extent. Well, what if they couldn’t be helped? What if they were suffering from a terminal illness or paralyzed from the neck down; not being able to do anything for themselves? Would you still want to help them live? As horrible as this situation may sound, it’s a situation many people around the world go through. The debate on physician assisted suicide is one many have issues with. Some people believe that killing a human being is morally incorrect; no matter what the reason is. Is prolonging one’s suffering really worth a few extra days of life? I believe physician assisted suicide is a solution which could help people who are suffering and have no reason to

Some people who go against PAS, along the line tend to forget the basic wants of a terminally ill patient; the right to die in a painless and peaceful way. For many this means being able to die the way they want. People, as a mean to persuade the patient in refusing PAS, try to convince the patient that using PAS is “morally wrong and killing a life is unforgivable” (Varelius 559). What people forget is that while it is true that killing a life is a basic wrongful moral, making one suffer is also considered incorrect. Many argue terminally ill patients do not suffer; as doctors are taking care of them and making sure their physical pain doesn 't get too out of hand. While this may be true in some cases, you can 't deny the fact that in some way or another they are suffering greatly. They are suffering enough to ask for their deaths. Whether the terminally ill patient is suffering mentally, emotionally, or physically, who are we to deny their only way out of their