Assisted Suicide, the Easy Way Out? Is it right to allow someone to die, rather than to let that person to die naturally? Is there a right to kill in the name of compassion? Assisted suicide is when a person commits suicide with the assistance of others, usually a doctor. Baby boomers are getting older and the need for end of life care is increasing (Humphry/ Clement 236). At the present, end of life care is …
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…will demean the value we place on human life. Whether the issue is refusing to prolong life mechanically, assisting suicide or active euthanasia, we eventually have to confront societies' fears towards death itself. It is not easy for people to except that dying is an inevitable part of life. However, the issues that surround assisted suicide are not only about death and dying but are also about rights, liberty, privacy and control over one's body.