If there is a right to stop a medical treatment that sustains life, why is there not a right to stop one's life by arrangement with a physician? Side A: Some people argue that patients deserve to be helped, and only a physician is capable of bringing relief. Physician assisted suicide has its strongest defense when: 1) A condition is extremely burdensome and the burdens outweigh the benefits. 2) Pain management cannot be made adequate. 3) The patient makes an informed request. Side B: Other people argue that suicide is illegal, and doctors should not kill. People who want euthanasia to be illegal defend their position by stating: 1) Killing one person would open the floodgates to killing people who should not be killed. 2) Although particular acts of assistance in dying might be morally justified on some occasions, the social consequences of sanctioning practices of killing would involve serious risks of abuse and misuse and on balance would cause more harm than benefit to society. 3) Perhaps the states where there are physician assisted suicide laws could be studied so we have empirical evidence. Please pick a side (Side A or Side B), address each of the arguments raised in the question, and defend your position with one ethical approach.