Assisted suicide is an ethical topic that raises much debate. Assisted suicide, or euthanasia, is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease or an irreversible coma. Assisted suicide is still a controversial topic in today's society. In Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez's article, Assisted Suicide: A Right or a Wrong?, both authors provide reasons for and against assisted suicide using deontology and utilitarianism. The two authors, André and Velasquez, explain the duties and obligations of assisting death and preserving life. Through the analysis of Andre and Velasquez's article and the evaluation of assisted suicide in terms of deontology and utilitarianism, it will be argued that assisted suicide is justifiable and morally right. In Andre and Velasquez's article, they argue that assisted suicide is both right and wrong, which can be justified. Using deontology, they affirm that human beings have the duty to eliminate the suffering of their fellow men and to respect their dignity (André and Velazquez). They explain that assisted suicide is a dignified way to die to preserve dignity and end suffering. Those who die and require assistance in dying are “afflicted with excruciatingly painful and terminal conditions and illnesses that have left them permanently unable to function in a dignified human manner. They can only expect lives filled with further suffering, degradation and deterioration. When these people beg for a merciful end to their pain and humiliation, it is cruel and inhumane to refuse their pleas” (André and Velasquez). It is cruel and inhumane to ignore people who are suffering and who need assistance to end that suffering. They don't want to continue living... middle of paper... in the patient's suffering. They would have anxious thoughts and frustration about their loved one's incurable illness and the realization that they could not do more to ease the suffering. Assisted suicide is justified through Andre and Velasquez's article and their use of deontology and utilitarianism. Analysis of Andre Velasquez's argument and evaluation of their uses of deontology and utilitarianism relating to assisted suicide clearly demonstrate the fact that assisted suicide is the morally right act to commit. Bibliography Andre, Claire and Manuel Velasquez. "Assisted suicide: right or wrong?" Assisted suicide: right or wrong? Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, 2014. Web. 10 April 2014. The editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. "Deontological ethics". Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014. Web. 11 April. 2014.