As 2016 draws closer, the presidential candidates have been chosen and the various questions on the presidential candidates' platform are being discussed. be finalized. Presidential candidates focus on issues aimed at getting the votes of the American people. Presidential candidates avoid controversial issues, for example abortion. In 2016, the topic of physician-assisted suicide will not be on the platform, but why? Physician-assisted suicide is a very hot topic in the United States of America because of the effects it could have on the American population. A few select states, Vermont, Montana, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, have taken positions for or against physician-assisted suicide, but there has been no national legislation on physician-assisted suicide. doctor. A consistent position on physician-assisted suicide should be adopted across the United States. Physician-assisted suicide is suicide, the death of a patient facilitated by a physician and where lethal drugs are administered. In four states in the United States and many countries around the world, the right to die law has been expressed in enacted legislation. The act of the right to die is an ethical or institutional right of any individual to commit suicide or participate in physician-assisted suicide when faced with a terminal illness. Physician-assisted suicide allows the patient to take control of their own life by not letting the illness consume their life. In many cases, patients who choose physician-assisted suicide avoid prolonged pain and a long-term painful death. Palliative care such as hospice and nursing homes can be made easier for the family by choosing physician-assisted suicide. Although physician-assisted suicide is not an alternative...... middle of document...... Introduction. "Physician-Assisted Suicide - Introduction. Np, nd Web. April 30, 2014. "Physician-Assisted Suicide — NEJM." New England Journal of Medicine. The New England Journal of Medicince, nd Web. April 17, 2014. .Saunders , Peter. "67% of American doctors oppose legalization of physician-assisted suicide | LifeSiteNews.com." LifeSiteNews. Np, September 16, 2013. Web. May 1, 2014. "What are the Christian perspectives on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide? - Euthanasia - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. Np, nd Web. April 28. 2014. .