Objectors may argue that suicide destroys all freedom of choice, because when you’re dead, you have no liberty. In the context of terminal illness, we should be allowed to make decisions over our bodies with an understanding of the prospects and the costs. God can cast down orders, but whether we listen is for individuals to decide.
Do i deserve to die free#
We forget that freedom means that we should have the ability to do what we want, when and how we want it, with the obvious disclaimer that individuals should be free from threats, violence, and especially, meddling.Įven God, in the story of Adam and Eve respected Eve’s liberty to choose or not choose from the tree. The right to die would not have been the destruction of my uncle's freedom, but respect for it.
Why is it socially acceptable to slowly, but not immediately, kill yourself? Wouldn't it be cruel to ease our animals out of their pain, but look on as our loved ones suffer to the death? Don't we shorten life all the time? We smoke, drink, eat fast food, and stress ourselves to death. Instead, we ignored his wishes, and forced him to live to the bitter end. View Gallery: Editorial cartoons for 2019 from the USA TODAY Network It was one of the saddest moments in my life knowing that I could only squeeze his hand and offer encouragement to "just hold on." We should be allowed to make decisions over our bodies
Heart disease or cancer patients, for example, undergo numerous surgeries and treatments to liberate themselves from illness.įor my uncle, there was no greater promise. The devastating effects of ALS raises the question: Should the terminally ill have the freedom to die before the advanced stages of the disease deteriorates their quality of life? Should we force loved ones to live such that, when death finally arrives, we find ourselves saying, "at least he or she is no longer in pain"?Īlthough my uncle’s prognosis was grim and offered no hope, there are instances when it’s clear that we should persevere because the future holds greater promise. His life was agony, and his dream of traveling the world was gone. The later stages of his disease robbed him of the ability to walk, talk, or clean himself without aid.
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