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Should assisted suicide be legal? ... In answer to this question, advocates of physician-assisted suicide, most notably, Dr. ... Death" as he is known for his assistance in multiple suicides, are of the opinion that patients may be able to decline treatment, but if they have a terminal or extremely painful condition, they should not be given the opportunity to seek out the assistance of a doctor or nurse to accelerate their death (Schneiderman, 581) . Therefore, assisted suicide should not be legal. ... If assisted suicide is to become legal, then there would be no reason for a nurse to prolong a patients life.
Physicians should not be permitted to offer euthanasia to patients because it is immoral. ...
Religion and ethics also play a role in determining whether assisted suicide should be legal or not. Some people with strong religious beliefs revolt at the thought of suicide because one who decides to "play God" by causing his own death, or assisting in the death of another, is a sin. ... Murder is a crime against God first, and a person who commits suicide is guilty of that crime. ... The practice of suicide is wrong in many religions and throughout many cultures. Besides, with the high technology in medicine today, along with good recovery programs, spiritual counseling and pain relief, there is no reason a patient should have to select suicide as a last option.
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