Why Assisted Suicide Should Not Be Permitted

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giving​ ​up​ ​their​ ​hopes​ ​on​ ​curing​ ​their​ ​diseases,​ ​and​ ​suicide​ ​will​ ​be​ ​one​ ​of​ ​their​ ​decisions.​ ​​ ​From​ ​a

report​ ​that​ ​recorded​ ​in​ ​Portland,​ ​Oregon​ ​shows​ ​that​ ​“Some​ ​terminally​ ​ill​ ​patients​ ​in​ ​Oregon​ ​who

turned​ ​to​ ​their​ ​state​ ​for​ ​health​ ​care​ ​were​ ​denied​ ​treatment​ ​and​ ​offered​ ​doctor-assisted​ ​suicide

instead”​(Dan​ ​1)​.​ ​This​ ​action​ ​is​ ​irrevocable​ ​since​ ​the​ ​life​ ​for​ ​a​ ​human​ ​being​ ​is​ ​the​ ​most​ ​unique

experience.​ ​But​ ​some​ ​people​ ​will​ ​try​ ​to​ ​convince​ ​their​ ​doctors​ ​to​ ​kill​ ​them​ ​by​ ​medicine​ ​because

they​ ​do​ ​not​ ​want​ ​to​ ​tolerate​ ​the​ ​pain​ ​that​ ​may​ ​on​ ​them.​ ​The​ ​problem​ ​for​ ​that​ ​is​ ​very​ ​serious,

since​ ​every​ ​single​ ​patient​ ​has​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​live​ ​and​ ​there​ ​are​ ​not​ ​much​ ​diseases​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​right

now​ ​is​ ​incurable.​ ​The​ ​incurable​ ​diseases​ ​are​ ​usually​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​be​ ​alleviated​ ​by​ ​constantly

consuming​ ​drugs​ ​that​ ​will​ ​help​ ​the​ ​organs​ ​work.​ ​Every​ ​single​ ​assisted​ ​suicide​ ​is​ ​committed,​ ​the

life​ ​will​ ​be​ ​withered​ ​like​ ​a​ ​flower,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​chance​ ​for​ ​doctors​ ​to​ ​discovering​ ​new​ ​treatment​ ​will

disappear​ ​too.​ ​Just​ ​as​ ​Toffler​ ​said​ ​in​ ​an​ ​interview​ ​that​ ​“It​ ​corrupts​ ​the​ ​consistent​ ​medical​ ​ethic

that​ ​has​ ​been​ ​in​ ​place​ ​for​ ​2,000​ ​years”​ ​and​ ​“It​ ​is​ ​absolutely​ ​heart-breaking”​(22)​.​ ​Just​ ​as​ ​what​ ​he

said​ ​in​ ​this​ ​interview,​ ​if​ ​every​ ​single​ ​terminally​ ​ill​ ​patients​ ​choose​ ​the​ ​way​ ​to​ ​go​ ​by​ ​committing

suicide,​ ​the​ ​developments​ ​of​ ​medical​ ​will​ ​be​ ​hurt​ ​very​ ​badly.

Assisted​ ​suicide​ ​also​ ​is​ ​a​ ​very​ ​dangerous​ ​decision​ ​for​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​that​ ​choose​ ​to​ ​take

action​ ​on,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​may​ ​damage​ ​the​ ​trust​ ​between​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​and​ ​the​ ​organizations​ ​that​ ​suppose​ ​to

resolve​ ​the​ ​problem.​ ​Since​ ​assisted​ ​suicide​ ​service​ ​often​ ​includes​ ​burying,​ ​killing,​ ​and​ ​even

confession​ ​from​ ​some​ ​religious​ ​purposes,​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​for​ ​this​ ​action​ ​will​ ​contain​ ​a​ ​very​ ​large​ ​amount

of​ ​money.​ ​The​ ​operators​ ​for​ ​assisting​ ​suicide​ ​will​ ​not​ ​try​ ​to​ ​persuade​ ​you​ ​to​ ​consider​ ​the​ ​decision

twice,​ ​they​ ​will​ ​simply​ ​offer​ ​the​ ​service​ ​for​ ​a​ ​large​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​money​ ​that​ ​they​ ​could​ ​earn​ ​from

you.​ ​In​ ​many​ ​assisted​ ​suicide​ ​cases,​ ​the​ ​operators​ ​will​ ​simply​ ​ask​ ​you​ ​to​ ​sign​ ​a​ ​contract​ ​from

their​ ​organization​ ​that​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​are​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​assisted​ ​suicide,​ ​which​ ​follows​ ​by​ ​their

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own​ ​opinion,​ ​and​ ​after​ ​the​ ​contract​ ​is​ ​signed,​ ​the​ ​organization​ ​will​ ​try​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​that​ ​they​ ​will

take​ ​actions​ ​in​ ​few​ ​hours,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​will​ ​have​ ​a​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​regret​ ​their​ ​decisions.​ ​But​ ​for​ ​the

people​ ​already​ ​have​ ​a​ ​will​ ​to​ ​commit​ ​suicide​ ​will​ ​usually​ ​not​ ​regret​ ​their​ ​decision,​ ​that​ ​will​ ​cause

the​ ​assisted​ ​suicide​ ​to​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​as​ ​an​ ​act​ ​of​ ​murder​ ​in​ ​some​ ​points​ ​of​ ​view.​ ​From​ ​a​ ​data​ ​that

was​ ​shown​ ​from​ ​2012​ ​that​ ​was​ ​submitted​ ​to​ ​​American​ ​Association​ ​of​ ​Suicidology​​ ​shows​ ​"10th

ranking​ ​cause​ ​of​ ​death​ ​in​ ​U.S.—​ ​2nd​ ​for​ ​young"​(13)​​ ​shows​ ​that,​ ​most​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patients​ ​in​ ​the​ ​US

took​ ​action​ ​when​ ​they​ ​are​ ​at​ ​a​ ​very​ ​young​ ​age.​ ​Which​ ​made​ ​their​ ​judgement​ ​on​ ​if​ ​the​ ​"suicide"​ ​is

the​ ​only​ ​solution​ ​for​ ​some​ ​specific​ ​problem​ ​nebulously​ ​and​ ​distortedly.​ ​The​ ​young​ ​teenagers​ ​will

mostly​ ​ignore​ ​that​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​the​ ​solutions​ ​for​ ​certain​ ​problems​ ​are​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​end​ ​your​ ​own

life,​ ​but​ ​the​ ​organization​ ​will​ ​not​ ​care​ ​this​ ​more.​ ​They​ ​will​ ​only​ ​follow​ ​your​ ​will​ ​and​ ​assist​ ​you

achieve​ ​your​ ​goal​ ​which​ ​is​ ​suicide.​ ​As​ ​this​ ​way,​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​patient’s​ ​family​ ​will​ ​be​ ​easily

triggered​ ​by​ ​the​ ​hospital​ ​or​ ​organization​ ​that​ ​operates​ ​the​ ​suicide.​ ​Medical​ ​professor,​ ​​Leon​ ​R.

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