Do people have the right to die?

Question:

As an assignment for an AP English 3 class, a prompt we were given for a research paper was something along the lines of " Write an essay over a controversial issue, discussing both sides and proposing a compromise." (FINALLY!, an assignment i'm interested in!)

Considering that i am going into the medical field, i felt that my essay should be geared towards something medically related. And although my options for the topic are still open, i would think it would be interesting if i chose a broad topic.

Should people have the right to die?

suicide, abortion, euphanasia, this covers a number of other topics. Plus, it's really interesting to hear other's opinions.

So what do you think?

Do people have the right to die?

Answers:
It's an interesting question. My 17 year old daughter has a friend who was diagnosed last year with a rare form of cancer. She is now in constant pain and on a breathing machine because the cancer has just taken over her body. My daughter tells us that all she talks about is wanting to die to end her suffering. Should this 16 year old really be forced to live in constant agony if she would like to end her misery now? If it wasn't for medicine (the breathing machine), she'd be dead by now anyway. I personally feel, that she should at least be given the human tools to end her life if she so chooses.

I used to not feel this way, but I'm under the feeling that unless you've been there, you really can't answer just out of principle.

no, but sometimes people are "left" to die

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