Have you ever thought about having to make the choice to end your voluntarily to end the suffering of a terminal illness or cancer? I, as a mentally competent young adult, believe that if there no hope for recovery or release from the pain and suffering you should be able to end your life. I do, however, see this as a final option. Doctors would have to conclude that there is no hope and they cannot do anything to end the mental and physical pain. I believe each and every mentally competent adult should have the option to end their life with dignity through the Death with Dignity Act. As of October 2015, three states have passed the Death with Dignity Act. Oregon, Washington and Vermont allow “mentally competent, terminally-ill adult state
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If she did decide to go into hospice, her body would hold on for as long as possible while she continued to suffer. She said she was also thinking of her family, because she didn’t want them to watch her go through the slow, painful dying process. This is when she started researching information about the Death with Dignity Act. “She learned that she could request and receive a prescription from a physician for a medication she could self-ingest to end her dying process when it became unbearable. She learned California did not support the Death with Dignity Act. She and her husband decided to make the move up north to …show more content…
I, for one, wholeheartedly support it. The Catholic Church, however, does not feel the same way. The official position of the Catholic Church in Rome states, “The killing of a human being, even by act of omission to eliminate suffering, violates divine law and offends the dignity of the human person. Physician-assisted dying is considered euthanasia.”*** Although I am Catholic, I do not support this doctrine. I believe everyone has equal rights along with dignity. I can only hope that neither I nor my loved ones are faced with this life-altering decision. I can only hope and pray that when someone does that they can make this tough decision by themselves and with loved ones surrounding
If she did decide to go into hospice, her body would hold on for as long as possible while she continued to suffer. She said she was also thinking of her family, because she didn’t want them to watch her go through the slow, painful dying process. This is when she started researching information about the Death with Dignity Act. “She learned that she could request and receive a prescription from a physician for a medication she could self-ingest to end her dying process when it became unbearable. She learned California did not support the Death with Dignity Act. She and her husband decided to make the move up north to …show more content…
I, for one, wholeheartedly support it. The Catholic Church, however, does not feel the same way. The official position of the Catholic Church in Rome states, “The killing of a human being, even by act of omission to eliminate suffering, violates divine law and offends the dignity of the human person. Physician-assisted dying is considered euthanasia.”*** Although I am Catholic, I do not support this doctrine. I believe everyone has equal rights along with dignity. I can only hope that neither I nor my loved ones are faced with this life-altering decision. I can only hope and pray that when someone does that they can make this tough decision by themselves and with loved ones surrounding