Whether or not euthanasia commonly referred to as physician assisted suicide should be allowed has been an issue of much debate over the last couple of decades. By definition euthanasia is the act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy [1]. As Americans it should be our civil liberty to die on our own terms. A patient suffering at the end of life deserves the right to choose how their life should end with no government involvement in the decision. Clearly, legalizing euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide would not undermine the quality of palliative care that patients receive.
As Americans it should be our civil liberty to die on our own terms. While physician assisted suicide is legal in three states Oregon (via the Oregon Death with Dignity Act), Washington (by Washington Death with Dignity Act), and Montana (through the 2009 trial court ruling Baxter v. Montana)[2] it is still not available to all citizens of the united states . To me this is a clear violation of our civil liberties as American citizens. Physician assisted suicide is not an irresponsible practice. The states that are authorized to perform physician assisted suicide have many safe guards in place that ensure the decision being made by the patient is not being made irrationally or hastily. In Oregon the patient must be of sound mind when they request a prescription for a lethal dose of medication. Then two doctors must confirm a diagnosis of terminal illness with no more than six months to live. In addition to that two witnesses, one non-doctor unrelated to the patient, must confirm the patient's request, and then finally the patient must make a second request after 15 day(3).
Physician assisted suicide is a right that should be legalized in all states by the federal