There is a lot of discussion in the United States today about whether or not physician-assisted suicide should be legal nationwide. However, I believe the question is not only whether medically assisted suicide should be legal nationwide, but instead, do we as human beings have the right to determine when to die? Personally, I believe we have the right to determine when to die, so I support physician-assisted suicide. However, I also believe that there should be rules about when we should be able to make this decision. Human beings should be able to do what they want with their lives, and the government should not prevent individuals in great pain who have only months to live from ending their lives with dignity. This topic is of extreme interest to me because I am interested in the medical field and I am a big believer in people living their lives to the fullest by doing what they want. The answer to the question: do we as human beings have the right to determine when we die, does not have a clear yes or no answer. The debate isn't just black and white, it's gray as there are many different positions that different individuals choose to support or not support. Three main positions on the issue of medically assisted suicide are: yes, medically assisted suicide should be legal but it depends on the disease, yes, medically assisted suicide should be legal but it needs to be heavily regulated, and finally, simply no. The first position I will talk about is yes, medically assisted suicide should be legal, but it depends on the disease. For example, physician-assisted suicide should not be available to a patient suffering from depression because depression is in most cases treatable. Furthermore, medically assisted suicide... middle of paper... Those who oppose the legalization of medically assisted suicide often cite this oath which states that the doctor's job is to do no harm, and if they do so by prescribing lethal drugs , they are obviously harming their patients. In conclusion, the debate on whether medically assisted suicide should be legalized or not is not purely black and white. There are many different positions regarding this issue, and each position should be examined very carefully before deciding whether or not to support legalization. Ultimately, the choice is yours. Works Cited Ebrahimi, Nargus. "The ethics of euthanasia". Australian Medical Student Journal 3.1 (2012): 73-75. Network. April 9, 2014.Gunderson, M and DJ Mayo. “Limit physician-assisted dying to terminally ill patients.” Hastings Center Report 30.6 (2000): 17-23. MEDLINE. Network. April 16. 2014.