Right To Die Analysis

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Tyler Deleon
Professor Shake
ENGL 104 – 517
4 February 2015
The Right to Die
Should a person carrying an incurable disease be able to end his or her own life through assisted suicide, or should governing powers strictly mandate this action? When discussing the topic of assisted suicide, controversial issues such as the morality and legality of such an act surface quickly. On one hand, legal representatives such as Ross Beaton, writer of The Boundaries of Proportionality Review and the End of Life, argues that the Suicide Act of 1981 outlawed assisted suicide and that this act should remain in place. On the other hand, philosophers such as Bob Watt, author of Right to Die, assert that it should be a personal decision made by the terminally ill patient and his or her family …show more content…

He conforms with political figure Ross Beaton’s worries as to the fall of right-to-die laws, and gives an alternate, arguably more realistic, standpoint to the presence of family members in a time of dying. He also connects to the reader on an emotional level by giving examples of certain circumstances. This process of emotional stimulant is intrinsic to the strength of his argument and the development of his writing. Watt’s analysis focusing on the moral aspects of the subject is visible in the other authors’ assertions making his the most powerful and agreeable.
Works Cited
Beaton, Ross. “R (Nicklinson): The Boundaries of Proportionality Review and the End of Life.” Inner Temple 1.1 (2014): 135-139. Hart Publishing.
Richards, Naomi. “The death of the right-to-die campaigners.” Anthropology Today 30.3 (2014): 14-17. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8322.12110.
Watt, Bob. “TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE UNDER THE HEAVEN – A TIME TO BE BORN AND A TIME TO DIE.1 NATURAL LAW, EMOTION AND THE RIGHT TO DIE.” Denning Law Journal 1.24 (2012): 89-115. University of Buckingham

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