Blog#2

1. Assisted Suicide

    • Assisted Suicide should be legalized by all 50 states of the United States because it an individual right to die in a way one wanted it to be. Rather than dying painfully or prolongedly, they can have a choice to died peacefully.
    • The article discussed varies story of individual wanted to end their lives with help of physician. Most happening in states that allowed these procedure or patient who flew to states like Vermont and Oregon; legalized assisted suicide to Americans. It argues that people who are near to death should have a freedom how they wanted to end their life and should not be controlled by the hands of government. Moreover, the roles of Physician is to help patients so understanding patient need with their knowledge is an essential job for them to evaluate whether an patient is qualify for this practice.

    “Medical-aid in dying is not me choosing to die,” she says she told her 17-year-old grandson. “I am going to die. But it is my way of having a little bit more control over what it looks like in the end.”

    By  JESSE BEDAYN

    2. Low Birth Rates

    • Low Birth Rates shouldn’t be an big concern in today’s societies because countries are overpopulated. In addition, younger generation are having difficulty of finding jobs and opportunities than before.
    • The article claims low birth rate can be beneficial to the world because woman have become more independent and education than ever before so they have been considering more on career paths. Furthermore, the article argues that they world doesn’t require many new population due to many reason like global warming, consumerism, and species extinction. To sum up the world will be better with a slower birth rate on account of that newborn can have more resources and have an healthier living environment.

    “Being able to allocate more resources and attention per child generally means kids grow up happier, healthier, and better prepared for the future.”

    By Olivia Nater

    3. Should aquarium exist?

    • Aquarium should not exist because fish are slaves to the economic investment where wild species have to live a thick glass tank for rest of their life. Human disregards feeling of animals, the mental, and physical heath of animal stuck in an unnatural habitat.