Dalton Anderson
Mr. Neuburger
Eng. Comp 102-104
14 September 2011
Single Paragraph Essay II
Suicide…
Many people think the case in Jack Kevorkian’s “A Case of Assisted Suicide” was morally corrupt and inhumane. This is not so. In this particular case, Janet was fully aware of what she was asking him to do. “The intelligent woman knew what the diagnosis portended, and at that instant decided she would not live to experience the horror of such a death” (318). Some also rant about the setting of the procedure. If you think for a moment, and realize he did everything he could. “I had made a Herculean effort to provide a desirable, clinical setting. Literally and sadly, there was no room at the inn” (319). Imagine how she must have felt, walking straight up to death and calmly taking his hand. She would have been in a peaceful, benign, and slightly nervous state of mind. It was probably better for her to be surrounded by nature in her final moments. It’s far better than being in a sterile, cold hospital. Admittedly, preforming the procedure in the back of a van is not glamorous but at least Janet and her family could be spared the horrible pain related to Alzheimer’s.
Kevorkian, Jack. “A Case of Assisted Suicide.” Power of Language: Language of Power. New York
Pearson Learning Solutions, 2009. 317-23. Print.
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