Research Paper

Adele Jackson
Mrs. Chapman
World Literate
13 November, 2006
<b>Suicide is an individual right</b>
If a person is suffering and no longer wants to live, it is their choice if they want to keep living. Suicide should not be seen as a crime but rather freeing the self from pain. People with depression or a mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder most likely will have a very tough time what’s real and what’s not, and also may see the down side of things more than they see the good features.
I do not believe that suicide is a good thing because it hurts a lot of people. But for the people who do decide to commit suicide or have attempted it, I think it’s there choice and should not be seen as selfish. There are also some people who do not see a point in living. There life might not be bad, it may even be good but they still see no point in living and take there life instead of taking the time to see why they are here. A downfall to suicide is that it will hurt all the ones who love and care for you, which is why so many people see suicide as being cowardice and selfish.

"Suicide Can Be Morally Acceptable" by Ernest van den Haag. Suicide. Roman Espejo, Ed. Opposing Viewpoints® Series. Greenhaven Press, 2003. Ernest van den Haag, "Why Does Suicide Have a Bad Reputation?" Chronicles, August 1998, pp. 20-22. Copyright © 1998 by Ernest van den Haag. Reproduced by permission.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 14 November 2006
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Why people would oppose

"Suicide Is Not Morally Acceptable" by Richard Rupnarain. Suicide. Roman Espejo, Ed. Opposing Viewpoints® Series. Greenhaven Press, 2003. Richard Rupnarain, "Is Suicide Permissible?" http://home.connection.com/~evalis, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by Evalis Christian Publications. Reproduced by permission.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 14 November 2006
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