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The Right To Choose To Die
I believe in freedom of choice at the end of life. ... I believe that a person has a right to personal dignity in death.
As Martin Luther King said on the eve of his assassination, no one is truly free to live until one is free to die. ... Shouldn’t we have the right to choose? ... The durable power of Attorney however works only for passive euthanasia( the cessation of treatment) and does not empower anybody to perform active euthanasia, or helping to die.
The law permits patients to withhold or withdraw unwanted medical treatments even if it increases the likelihood that the patient will die. ... They wish not to linger and die a death filled with undue indignities and sufferings. ... The greatest gift we can give to those who are dying is the ability to choose. ...
The right to choose death is paramount to protecting the rights of individuals.
The American Constitution provides a right to speech, a right to live freely of persecution, and the right to be protected from harassment. It is time to provide the ultimate right, The Right To Die, when there is no other out.
Approximate Word count = 992
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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