Do we all live to die? And if so, should we have the ability to choose how we die? There are many ethical dilemmas surrounding assisted suicide. What things will determine our right to die: terminal illness, depression, or your constitutional rights? The Bill of Rights states in the Eighth Amendment “nor shall cruel and unusual punishment be inflicted,” so would it be considered cruel punishment inflicted to deny a person with a terminal illness and a few agonizing months of living the right to end their suffering sooner? A healthcare worker takes an oath to preserve life and well-being, so assisting a person who has committed suicide would jeopardize their ethical and moral duty to their profession. Additionally, consider whether it is appropriate for assisted suicide to maintain the ethical principles of beneficence and patient autonomy. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Human beings cannot choose how they were bought into this world, so how you exit should not be your decision and not the government's; especially when you slowly die of a terminal illness? This may be why the ability to diminish the value of human life should not be in the hands of humans. Assisted suicide can open the door for anyone to medically end their life, even if they are not sick. This too poses a problem of culture and religion. Suicide will give you a one way ticket to hell. As a result, it is more difficult for loved ones to know where to spend eternity. Is there really dignity in taking your own life? Or you are choosing to give up. Terminally ill patients feel that they might lose this battle of “life,” so instead of fighting they would rather wave the white flag and give up. Which to a healthy person may not make sense because the patient may have to move to a state where assisted suicide is illegal and go through all the legal paperwork to get permission to do so.