Persuasive Essay: Why Suicide Is Imoral?

A girl sits in her hospital bed, with her family surrounding her, tears forming rivers which pile on the sign on her bed, it read- Alia Khalid. Her leukemia is getting worse by the days. Doctor Alba -the head doctor in cancer treatment at the hospital- wants her to take Euthanasia injections, and die with dignity, but she -and her family- say no. A few days later, Alia gets a bone marrow transplant, and goes home. If she had taken the injections, she wouldn’t have gone home, her family would lose her prematurely. Euthanasia -a drug that can kill you- is administered to very sick patients who have given up on the chance of a normal life and being cured, ending the life of the patient. This act of giving up shouldn’t be allowed. Euthanasia should

According to Joshua Rottman, a student doctor in training with Deborah Kelemen, worked on a study which proves that no matter what people have as values, people mostly agree that suicide is immoral, whether for moral or religious reasoning and concern (Boston). This study shows that people of all different values can agree that suicide is immoral, regardless of their reasoning. This shows that even without research to determine a stance on the issue, people find suicide immoral, regardless of their personal reasoning. In addition, many people share the belief of not giving up. When a doctor injects Euthanasia or any lethal drug or stops treatment of a patient, intending to end his life, he is giving up the chance their chance of a healthy life. The same goes for the patient. When the patient ends treatment or receives a lethal injection, they are giving up on the chance that they could have a normal life. This shows that the idea of giving up on life, is considered immoral, as it is a form of suicide and murder/manslaughter. Secondly, suicide and murder/manslaughter is illegal and frowned upon (Griswold). Conjointly, the Hippocratic Oath says that "To please no one will I prescribe a deadly drug nor give advice which may cause his death."

The Hippocratic oath is like a value for doctors, something they should always keep in mind when making important decisions when applicable. Prescribing lethal drugs clearly goes against this value, which all good doctors have. This value shows that the Oath suggests the immorality of killing, and so people should keep this in mind when thinking about the morality of Euthanasia. Furthermore, Suicide is already a leading cause of death. Promoting it at a time where it is popular is not sensible and is promoting people to cause pain to their loved ones (Pearson). Suicide tears families apart, and causes suicide to spread within those affected by the suicide. Lastly, Many people find Euthanasia immoral because of religious reasons (Top). For example, Islam highly bans suicide of any form. Yusuf Ali’s translation of the 145th verse of Surah Ali’ Imran says “Nor can a soul die except by Allah's leave, the term being fixed as by writing. If any do desire a reward in this life, We shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give it to