Blog Post 10: Specific Ethic Question

Ethical Question: Is Physician Assisted Suicide Ethical

• Against Euthanasia
• Is physician assisted suicide in the patients best interest. 
• May lead to involuntary assisted suicide of people who are considered undesirable"Euthanasia weakens society's respect for the sanctity of life" (BBC)
• Assisted suicide may take away personal rights
• For Euthanasia
• Some believe that if the person is in the right state of mind or if they decide it early on in their will, they should be able to decide if they want assisted euthanasia. 
• Some people believe that they should have the right to choose what is in the best interest for them. A lot of individuals believe that if they have an incurable disease, they should have a doctor choose the best choice for them.
• What I believe is right:
• I feel that as individuals, we should have the right to choose whether or not we want assisted euthanasia. For instance, if we can choose to drink, which has proven that alcohol has caused death, we should be able to choose whether or not we want to be in a vegetative state or not. I also believe that if you would be able to put in in your will legally, it should be right and should be followed through.

Reference:
"Ethics: Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide" (2011) BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/