Should medically assisted suicide be legal? This debated topic has no right or wrong answer. In some cases, assisting someone in death results in a murder conviction. There are several ways to get charged, but certain circumstances exist. There are many reasons why I am for it and, of course, I have reasons against it. When you have a loved one in a vegetative state, does the family say yes or no to “unplugging”? Isn't that the same thing as assisting a person in death? Another reason is that if you have a chronic illness, with no means to treat it and no medical care, what do you do? I believe if you think there is no way to live without the means to live, then why not ask someone to help you end the pain. When your loved ones are lifeless and in a vegetative state with no means to speak for themselves, then PAS is the way to go. In Nancy Cruzen's eight-year case, the medical bills were expected to place a financial burden on the family. At adulthood, when parents are not legally responsible for you, your driver's license should be reflected in your choice of a PAS. If we can donate organs, why not speak for ourselves on a DNR, PAS or hope. My choice would be: after 2 weeks, let me go. State Laws Four states have listed assisted suicide as legal. Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have legalized PAS through legislation, while Montana has legalized physician-assisted suicide through court ruling. Thirty-nine states have laws banning assisted suicide. Three states, Alabama, Massachusetts, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia prohibit assisted suicide under common law. Four states, Nevada, North Carolina, Utah and Wyoming do not have specific laws regarding assisted suicide, they may not be re...... middle of paper ...... according to Huffpost they are septicemia, kidney disease, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, accidents, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, cancer and the last one is heart disease. These diseases may be manageable to a certain extent. When I'm at the peak of killing, what do you do? Helping someone at the point of death has a statutory crime murder conviction in some cases. There are a couple of distinctive methods to get charged, but there are some circumstances. There are numerous explanations why I am for it and obviously I have explanations against it. An alternative excuse for why is that if you have a chronic illness, no intention of treating yourself, and no medicinal help, what do you do? I accept when you think that it is extremely unlikely to live without having the means to live, then why not ask someone to help you end the torment.