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=PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE= Dr. Jack Kevorkian disobeyed the law to help others that wanted to die. He risked his physician’s license, his respect by some, and even a part of his life in jail. Dr. Kevorkian believes that we all have the right to die under the help of a trained physician. Many thought otherwise and Dr. Kevorkian was accused of murder and sent to jail for 8 years. Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized because people should be able to decide when and if they want a physician’s help to die, even after all fails death may be the only choice, and physician-assisted suicide will happen even if its legal or not. Liberty and Death is a manifesto concerning an individual’s right to choose to die. “In spirit of compassion for all, this manifesto proclaims that every competent adult has the incontestable right to humankind’s ultimate civil and personal liberty – the right to die in a manner and at a time of their own choosing” (Humphry).Everyone has the unalienable right to choose if and when they want a physician’s help to die. Since Dr. Kevorkian’s actions, some places have made it possible for people to exercise this right. He has made the lives of others better just by fighting for their rights, even though he lost. People obviously are born with this right and we should be able to use this right anytime, anywhere, in any manner. Not all medication, surgery, and other medical procedures can fix someone’s pain and poor quality of life. “A doctor’s job isn’t just prolonging death, but to improve the quality of life” (Kevorkian, // You Don’t Know Jack //). A doctor’s job is also to make life more comfortable for the patient. Some illnesses are untreatable and deadly like cancer and aids. With these illnesses people do not know how long they are able to live. It is not right for people to wonder around knowing that one day they just might drop dead. People do not like living with such poor quality of life. It is better to die peacefully than to live terribly and uncomfortably. Legal or not, physician-assisted suicide is going to happen. It is a doctor’s duty to perform treatments suitable for the patient. Therefore, death may be the only treatment. Dr. Kevorkian performed over 100 physician-assisted suicides illegally by doing his amazing job as a doctor. He made it possible for people in Oregon, Montana, the Netherlands, the Northern Territory of Australia, etc. to have their right to choose when and how they want to die. “Physician-assisted suicide has been openly practiced in the Netherlands for some time. The government adopted euthanasia guidelines in 1993, with the understanding that it would not prosecute doctors despite the illegality of the practice” (Gale Opposing Viewpoints, Current Issues 2010). Now even some places, like the Netherlands, physician-assisted suicide can be practiced and not be seen as murder, but as help. “Taking a human life is not the same as allowing nature to take its natural course by allowing a terminal patient to die” (Anderson). Even though physician-assisted suicide may be immoral, it is still a better thing to die pleasantly than live an awful quality of life. Physician-assisted suicide needs to be legalized because it is our right, may be better than living, and it is going to happen legal or not. Legalize physician-assisted suicide now and give us our natural right to Liberty and Death. Dr. Kevorkian made a difference, imagine how much more of a difference physician-assisted suicide would make if it was legalized.  Works Cited:   // Espejo, Roman. Suicide: opposing viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press/Thomson/Gale, 2003. Print. //  // Humphry, Derek. "Liberty and Death: A manifesto concerning an individual's right to choose to die." Assisted Suicide - Information on right-to-die and euthanasia laws and history. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2011. . //  //You Don't Know Jack //// . Dir. Barry Levinson. Perf. Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, Danny Huston. Hbo Home Video, 2010. DVD. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">"Assisted Suicide." Current Issues: Macmillian Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale,  // // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. 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