Physician Assisted Suicide

Introduction

The paper discusses the controversial issue of doctor-assisted suicide. According to the poll of Gallup 2011 it is the most controversial topic of the year. Euthanasia, the right to die, or medically assisted suicide is a contentious issue. It involves people who are in severe pain and have the minimal quality of life due to injury or illness. They can be terminally ill. Depending on the perception, the goal of self-sacrifice is not to kill one but to save another always, hence making it ethically acceptable. The term Assisted suicide customarily refers to actions involving a person, aiding another ...