Washington D.C. may start allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives through assisted death. The bill, if passed, will allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to their patients once they have passed two qualifications: 1) they are terminally ill and 2) they do not have a psychiatric or psychological disorder that may affect the choice they make. Supporters of the bill like that it gives terminally ill patients the chance to die under their own terms. But, opponents of the bill argue against the pressure the bill could put on patients to end their lives to make the lives of their loved ones easier. They also mention how greed for inheritance money could have family members coercing patients into asking for assisted suicide. The bill also leaves out some specifics, such as the type of medication to be used in assisted suicide and how qualified a doctor must be to evaluate a patient’s physical and mental conditions. Knowing the pros and cons for legalized assisted suicide for the terminally ill, do you support the procedure?
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