For those who have the opportunity to survive an illness, medical technology has done just that. But for the terminally ill, it may just be prolonging the suffering. “Medicine is supposed to alleviate the suffering that a patient goes undergoes, yet it only gives them more pain and agony day after day” (De La Torre). There’s some illnesses that no drug can cure, and sometimes pain medication isn’t enough. Terminally ill patients should have the right to assisted suicide because it is in the best interest for them and is part of basic human
For those who have the opportunity to survive an illness, medical technology has done just that. But for the terminally ill, it may just be prolonging the suffering. “Medicine is supposed to alleviate the suffering that a patient goes undergoes, yet it only gives them more pain and agony day after day” (De La Torre). There’s some illnesses that no drug can cure, and sometimes pain medication isn’t enough. Terminally ill patients should have the right to assisted suicide because it is in the best interest for them and is part of basic human