In defense of the right to assisted suicide, shouldn’t those who are terminally ill have a right to die with dignity?

Physician Assisted Suicide

Research Paper

Step 1: Topic
In defense of the right to assisted suicide, shouldn’t those who are terminally ill have a right to die with dignity?

Step 2: Thesis
Patients who are forced to deal with the fact of a terminal illness is taking over them deserve a platform to showcase a debate about whether they have a right to die with dignity and not have to wait for the illness to kill them slowly.

Step 3: Propose a justification for the thesis
Patients should not have to wait for the illness to kill them slowly and painfully. The right to autonomy is a fundamental human right and we all deserve to feel valued and respected.

Step 4: Identify 2-3 sources

• Math, Suresh Bada, and Santosh K Chaturvedi. “Euthanasia: right to life vs right to

die.” The Indian journal of medical research vol. 136,6 (2012): 899-902.

• David Velleman’s “Against the Right to Die” The Velleman paper is interesting because he argues AGAINST physician assisted suicide on autonomy grounds. I think it will make your paper stronger if you consider some of his arguments and try to offer responses to them.