Suicide Essay: The Morality Of Suicide

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The Morality of Suicide We as humans, according to Camus, seek meaning. As humans we look for answers in a meaningless universe that yields no such comfort to our questions. Camus says it is absurd to shout into this void for answers. Since there is no such meaning, you as a free agent can choose to find meaning by taking a leap of faith, placing your hopes in a god, or choose to conclude that life is meaningless which results in suicide. Those that judge life as unworthy of living commit suicide. Since there is no such meaning, you as a free agent can choose to find meaning by taking a leap of faith, placing your hopes in a god, or choose to conclude that life is meaningless which results in suicide. Is suicide always the result of a …show more content…

Billy can now live a life where he is accepting of the unpredictable nature of the universe, he can acknowledge inevitability, and feels prepared at the thought of tough times to come (Longhurst, 2015). This change in thought and new forward direction of thinking allows Billy to live in a “meaningless” life. By changing ones thoughts and learning to cope with the void of life individuals who were once suicidal have a second chance at living their life with full potential. The terminally ill however, do not have the same second chance as the mentally ill sometimes get. Suicide is not always a way out of a meaningless life. Sometimes it is for the betterment of ones overall life. There is a difference between ending your life because you choose not to find meaning and having meaning but physically can no longer live the life you do. The terminally ill help to move the argument forward on the morality of …show more content…

Oregon passed the Death with Dignity law in 1994 and went into effect in 1997 (Death with Dignity, 2016). The death with dignity act is way for the terminally ill to end their suffering with the aid of a physician. It allows the terminally ill to die in a peaceful dignified manner. While it is a last ditch effort to end suffering the terminally ill do not choose to take their own life as a result of unanswered questions about their “meaningless” life. In fact they seem to have been able to find meaning while being diagnosed with a terminal illness. The terminally ill are in a different state of life. It is not a mental illness that is causing them to choose to end their life, but a disease that cannot be treated. It is important to understand the attitudes of this domain. Unlike Billy who was able to receive treatment and have a second chance at life a terminal patient will never have that opportunity. While the terminally also ill have the choice in divine intervention and hope, their likelihood of being saved will not ever come. There are two options in a medically assisted suicide: euthanasia and a physician-assisted suicide. The death is caused by a lethal drug prescription written by a physician. In a physician assisted suicide the patient directly takes the drug, while in euthanasia the physician commonly administers the drug in the dorm of

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