Is Assisted Suicide Ethical or Unethical?

Assisted suicide is the process by which an individual, who may otherwise be incapable, is provided with the means (drugs or equipment) to commit suicide. In some cases, the terms aid in dying or death with dignity are preferred. These terms are often used to draw a distinction from suicide; in some legal jurisdictions, "suicide" (whether assisted or not) remains illegal, however "aid in dying" is permitted[citation needed.
The term euthanasia refers to an act that ends a life in a painless manner, performed by someone other than the patient. This may include withholding common treatments resulting in death, removal of the patient from life support, or the use of lethal substances or forces to end the life of the patient.

• In 2002, Belgium legalized partial euthanasia with certain regulations.
  1.) The patient must be an adult and in a “’futile medical condition of constant and unbearable physical or mental suffering that cannot be alleviated’
  2.) Patient must have a long-term history with the doctors, resulting in euthanasia/physician assisted suicide only being allowed for people residing in the country
  3.) There need to be several requests that are reviewed by a commission and approved by two doctors.
• Religious arguments
  Euthanasia is against the word and will of God
  Euthanasia weakens society's respect for the sanctity of life
  Suffering may have value
  Voluntary euthanasia is the start of a slippery slope that leads to involuntary euthanasia and the killing of people who are thought undesirable.
• Ethical arguments
  Euthanasia weakens society's respect for the sanctity of life
  Accepting euthanasia accepts that some lives (those of the disabled or sick) are worth less than others
  Voluntary euthanasia is the start of a slippery slope that leads to involuntary euthanasia and the killing of people who are thought undesirable
  Euthanasia might not be in a person's best interests
  Euthanasia affects other people's rights, not just those of the patient

I believe that Euthanasia is not unethical. I think that every person in the world decides what to do with their life, and if they want to take it away because they are suffering they should have the right to do it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/against/against_1.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09xBPtJRwhI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_suicide