Even though assisted suicide may go against some people's morals it is not completely unethical. .
Individuals have a human right to choose whether to live or die and most people do not understand that. Laws against euthanasia do not just violate an individual privacy for people but are also cruel because they prolong a person's suffering against his or her own will (Torr 59). Allowing people to die in the manner of their choosing is consistent with the American concepts of individual liberty and limited government which is in the constitution. Most people don't understand the actual "right to die" movement which is why this is such a controversial topic. Euthanasia is a limited right, therefore it is not an option to be given to the depressed, mentally ill, or children. It is more properly described as the right of mentally competent, terminally ill individuals to choose a death with dignity and without needless suffering. The federal government needs to recognize that without the protection of our right to choose assisted suicide, our American freedom would be deprived (Torr 60). Since the constitution does not address the issue of euthanasia, states are allowed to ban or to permit it as they see fit. The Ninth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states, "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain right shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people" and the right to die is one of these enumerated rights (Torr 60). Some may also argue that medically assisted suicide is the same as murder, which it is not. Laws against murder can be justified because murder causes harm to the victim, but laws against assisted suicide can't be in that same category. In these cases the individual has determined that death with dignity would be a benefit rather than a harm to them (Torr 61). Although some people may be against assisted suicide because of misconstrued lies, it is a basic human right.