Should Assisted Suicide Be Illegal? (Essay Sample)
Prompt: Please choose any of the three questions listed below, and write a 1 page paper. Nb - choose only one question to answer.
Question one: Critically analyze the following statement from the Marxist perspective: “Defining criminals as animals and misfits; as enemies of the state, provides a justification for incarcerating them in prison.”
Question two: Critically analyze Steve job’s commencement speech. Is it logically structured? What powerful moments does it have?
Question three: Should assisted suicide be illegal? Why or why not? If you agree, what methods of punishment should be applied? If not, describe your position in detail.
Note:
i. Questions should be answered in essay form, providing the type of depth and detail expected in a formal research paper. You should take the time to explain complicated concepts in a thorough and thoughtful manner.
ii. Stay on target—answer the questions as fully as possible and don’t wander off the subject
iii. Cite three resources in APA: a website, a book, and a scholarly article. Remember to include the cited sources in the references section
iv. DO NOT use quotes
v. Carefully proofread and correct your post before submission
vi. Adhere to APA formatting rules
vii. Your contributions should have real substance to them.
Assisted Suicide Should Be Illegal
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Assisted Suicide Should Be Illegal
The promoters of assisted suicide argue that it is meant to end the suffering of terminally ill patients with no recovery hope. Some people claim that there should be dignity in dying and that patients should decide when to die, and assisted suicide should be legalized for that reason. I find this argument unethical for various reasons that form the basis of my submission that assisted suicide should be illegal.
The fabric of any society is measured by how best they treat the vulnerable in society. Legalizing assisted suicide would create a culture to kill not only the terminally ill but also other vulnerable people, such as people living with disabilities. Reports indicate that after the legalization of assisted suicide in Oregon, the number of people undergoing the procedure has increased by 380% (Smith & Myers, 2018). This points to the misuse of the procedure for other reasons, such as suicide. It should also be noted that some people have continued to live for several years after getting lethal drugs prescription.
It is therefore not clear if the lethal drugs prescriptions are accurate. According to Smith and Myers (2018), many patients opting for assisted do so for a lack of autonomy and not pain as the promoters would want others to believe. Therefore, it can be argued that assisted suicide is a way of escaping responsibility by patients' families who view terminally ill people as burdens and not a way of relieving the patients of pain.
Considering that assisted suicide is not yet illegal, physicians who prescribe and execute it should be punished according to the law. The main objective of physicians sho
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