My Controversy

http://euthanasia.procon.org

This article is about whether or not euthanasia/ physician assisted suicide should be legal. The website ProCon.org gives information about both sides of the argument as well as background information. 

The argument supporting Euthanasia states that terminally ill people have the right to end their lives with the euthanasia procedure if they decide that their suffering is too severe. 

Opponents of this argument say that the role of doctors is to insure that they keep their patients alive, and some say that euthanasia is considered murder on the doctor's part. Also, because of rising health care costs, people fear that euthanasia is an easier way for insurance companies because there are fewer costs. 

Pinto, Kathea. "Docotrs are Fun." October 25, 2007 via flickr.  Creative Commons Attribution License. 

This controversy personally affects me because I want to study neurodegenerative diseases. These brain diseases all have no cure and the only treatment available is therapy to help mediate symptoms. 

For example, my Grandma lives with dementia and Parkinson's and while she has survived 2 years longer than expected, she has limited abilities when it comes to speech and movement.