http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us/california-lawsuit-seeks-to-exempt-doctors-from-assisted-suicide-ban.html?ref=health
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Assisted-Suicide lawsuit
I saw this article in The New York Times and thought it would be perfect for our blog because it is exactly what we were discussing in class. The battle between federal and state laws is evident in the on going case in San Francisco. Five doctors and a cancer patient filed a suit to exempt themselves from the state ban on assisted-suicide. The court states that it violated their oath to not harm. While the lawsuit is stating that banning physician-assisted death would violate the state Constitution’s guarantee of privacy, equal protection, due process and freedom of speech. Below is the link if you want to read further. Super interesting and relevant to today's topics, it will be interesting to see who wins the case.
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Although this topic is extremely controversial and hard to talk about it I think it is important to think about. Ultimately I think everyone agrees that no one should ever want to take there own life and most people have a hard time understanding why someone would want to do so. That being said, I think it is important to respect someones personal choses no matter how much you disagree with them.
Honestly I have to side with the fact that everyone should have the decision to do what they want with their own life. It may seem wrong to others but it is selfish to deny someone of that right to use their freedom, even if using that freedom is to take their own life due to certain circumstances. Who are we to deny someone the choice to end the pain at their own will.
Wow, the topic brings up a lot of deep ethical questions. I think forcing someone to die a slow, painful death when doctor-assisted suicides are available could be considered a form of severe punishment. Sometimes we just want to control our lives, as did Oedipus who classically tore out his own eyes to prove he, and not the Gods, was in control of his own destiny. That being said and while there are many factors and questions to consider, forcing someone to suffer unnecessarily seems unconstitutional.
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