ASSISTED SUICIDE:
RIGHT OR WRONG?
Imagine yourself in this situation. You are bedridden in a hospital. You are in a position where it is confirmed and evident that your quality of life is only decreasing. You are unable to move, speak or food yourself, laying like a vegtable in your white hopsital bed waiting
for life to take you naturally. Sounds worse than your average horror movie, does it not? Well my grandmother lived this exact lifestyle the lat month of her wonderful life. What was worse, was me and my family had to be around her to watch her pass this way. It was painful watching her in this state, except it was way more painful knowing that this was how she would remember the last 30 complete days of her life. She used to be so outgoing, loving, caring and funny. As she sat in her bed day after day, she only got worse, until eventually life took her life naturally. I actually remember my mom telling me she was trying to do everything in her limited power to assist my beloved grandmother. The nurses would not even allow my grandmother more painkillers per day than what she was prescribed when admitted. The reason behind the doctors response was that they did not want her to get addicted. She was dieing for crying out loud, that was the least of her worries! Quebec just passed legislation to allow assisted suicide to patients who are not going to get better and wish to end their own lives with dignity and pride. I completely support and agree with this because of my grandmother's experience.
"If I have a heart attack at this age, do not bring me back. Why would I want that?" stated an elderly lady at the haring to anounce the assisted suicide law being changed in quebec. "My grandmother was in her death bed as I watched her lay and await the second that life would take her naturally, I prayed that God would just take her. I couldn't handle it." shouts another lady at the same hearing. I am not the only person who agrees that if someone is suffering and cannot enjoy any aspect of their
life, they should have the decision of assisted suicide if they wish.