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The ethical principles involved are the autonomy of the individual, beneficence, non-malfeasance, and justice. More specifically, autonomy refers to the right of the individual to make decisions affecting only his life. Beneficence refers to the motivation of legal regulation and would prohibit laws that prevent a person in pain from escaping that pain through suicide if that was his desire. Non-malfeasance would prohibit assisting anybody commit suicide for personal gain or animosity or for any other similar reason. Justice would require balancing all of the issues and concerns for the purpose of doing what is right for the individual and for society (Beauchamp & Childress, 2009).
Personal Opinion
In my opinion, any competent person has the moral right to end his life, especially to escape pain and discomfort that cannot be assuaged through medical intervention. At the same time, society should provide mental health counseling to prevent suicide among people making decisions because of short-term problems or medical issues such as from excruciating pain or dying a slow death after medical conditions have robbed life of any quality or enjoyment. That is especially true to whatever extent the law in this country was originally derived from any religious values, because the nation was originally founded by those escaping mandatory religious affiliation and because church and state are supposed to be separate under the U.S. Constitution (Dershowitz, 2002; Humphry, 2010).
References
Beauchamp, T.L. And Childress, J.F. Principles of Biomedical Ethics, (6th Edition).
Oxford University Press: New York. 2009.
Dershowitz, a.M. Shouting Fire: Civil Liberties in a Turbulent Age. Touchstone:
New York. 2002.
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