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Euthanasia

One of my strongest moral and political convictions is my opposition to physician-assisted suicide (PAS) or euthanasia. I strongly support this conviction because I view PAS or euthanasia as both morally reprehensible and politically illegal. My view on this issue is backed by strong arguments with significant persuasive appeal, across both moral and political realms. Additionally, I believe all individuals should hold this conviction for the primary reason that euthanasia or PAS creates enormous pain and suffering for the loved ones who survive the deceased in numerous ways across multiple dimensions and aspects of life.

Legally, PAS and euthanasia are illegal in an overwhelming majority of states in the U.S. Morally, PAS and euthanasia are against God's law. Opposing euthanasia or PAS should be a conviction supported by all individuals because of the pain and suffering these alternatives cause to a significant number of individuals. This analysis will provide an argument to support my conviction that euthanasia or PAS are both morally reprehensible and politically illegal. A conclusion will provide a reflection on the relationship between my moral/political conviction and the "rhetorical convictions" that guide my engagement with the other.

Morally, PAS or euthanasia transgresses against the laws of God in nearly every major religion, including Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Though the issue of PAS suicide has been in existence for many years, Johns (2006) states that the American "public conscience became galvanize on June 4, 1990, with the news that Dr. Jack Kevorkian had assisted Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer's patient, take her life" (p. 599). It was ultimately revealed that Dr. Kavorkian, who was tried and sent to jail for his role in the homicide, had neither completed a medical history or made a physical examination of Ms. Adkins and had never consulted her primary care physic...

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