Assisted suicide, by definition, is suicide facilitated by another person, in particular by a doctor, to end the life of a patient suffering from an incurable or life-threatening. Since its first use in the 1970s, physician-assisted suicide has been the subject of much controversy in the modern world. Matters relating to a person's life or death involve many sensitive areas of concern, including financial, legal, ethical, spiritual, and medical issues. Today, physician-assisted suicide has only been legalized in two states, while many other states have fought to pass or amend the Death with Dignity Act. But while some might say that physician-assisted suicide is immoral and impractical because it deserts the hope of further recovery, patients who are at the point of death should have the right to die with dignity with the help of a practicing doctor as an alternative to continued living with the burden of a terminal illness. Allowing physician-assisted suicide to be an option for terminally ill patients alleviates the suffering they may have to endure. How can the government make the decision to prevent suffering patients from relieving their pain? The Matthew Donnelly accident illustrates the perfect case of a patient whose suffering had lasted too long: Matthew's work in X-ray research had left him with skin cancer that had slowly deteriorated his entire body. With an estimated only one year to live left, Matthew Donnelly lay in bed suffering excruciating pain for days. When Matthew's older brother, Harold, could no longer resist Matthew's cries for help, he took Matthew's .30 caliber pistol from the drawer and shot and killed his brother. (Andre)In today's era, with technological progress...... middle of paper...... Velasquez. “Assisted suicide: right or wrong?” Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (1987). No. page Network. January 23, 2014.Deigh, Giovanni. “Physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia: some relevant differences” The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University.88 (1998). Network. January 24, 2014. Dobscha, Steven K., Linda Ganzini, and Elizabeth R. Goy. “Why Oregon Patients Demand Assisted Suicide.” Journal of General Internal Medicine (2008). No. page Network. January 23, 2014.Humphry, Derek. “What do you call assisted dying?” Organization for research and guidance on euthanasia. No. page Network. January 22, 2014. “Should an incurably ill patient be able to commit physician-assisted suicide?” Balanced policy. Ezoico and Web. 24 January 2014. "Assisted suicide". Merriam Webster Dictionary. Random House, Inc. and Dictionary.com. Network. January 26 2013.