Tenstates and Washington D.C. currently allow healthcare providers to legally approve physician-assisted suicide treatments on terminally ill patients when specific requirements are met and followed.

Here is an example of the requirements for approval in Oregon:https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/requirements.pdf

Here is the American Medical Association's Code of Ethics onPhysician-Assisted Suicide:https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/physician-assisted-suicide.

Question: In your opinion, assuming strict requirements were in place, should physician-assisted suicide be legalized nationally? Explain your answer.