Hardship is defined as a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression. Hardship can come along with family issues, job loss, financial instability, and health problems. It is only logical that if one had the ability to assuage themselves from hardship, they would do it without hesitation. In life, hardship is inevitable; however, there are actions you can take to ease the pain it creates. Physician Assisted Suicide is a controversial matter that allows one to ingest themselves with lethal medication if they are terminally ill. Its purpose is nothing more than to show compassion, let one lead a life of quality over quantity, and permit patient autonomy. Opponents believe that there is no need for PAS when optimum hospice and palliative care can be…show more content… In "The Case against Physician-Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care," it is asserted that "palliative care became one of the casualties, while hospice care... lagged behind that of the other countries" (Hendin 835). The fact of the matter is that no amount of supportive care or attention provided by caretakers of hospice programs can alleviate the patients from their agonizing pain; therefore, they turn to PAS. Moreover, opponent Eugene F. Diamond, MD argues in his article, "The Right to Pain Control," that the terminally ill patient chooses PAS in "fears of high costs of terminal care and... bankrupting surviving family members"(240). Although this idea deserves some merit, Diamond's assertion fails to view the most humanitarian reason why one would opt for PAS which is to allow the patient to be at peace with himself/herself and die with dignity. Lastly, Dr. Vicki D Lachman, chair of the American Nurses
