Some people who oppose PAS, along the line, tend to forget the basic needs of a terminally ill patient; the right to die in a painless and peaceful manner. For many, this means being able to die as they wish. People, to persuade the patient to refuse PAS, try to convince him that using PAS is “morally wrong and that taking a life is unforgivable” (Varelius 559). What people forget is that while it is true that taking a life is a fundamental and wrong morality, making a person suffer is also considered wrong. Many argue that terminally ill patients do not suffer; because the doctors take care of them and ensure that their physical pain does not get too out of control. While this may be true in some cases, there is no denying the fact that, in one way or another, they are suffering greatly. They suffer enough to ask for their death. Whether the terminally ill patient is suffering mentally, emotionally or physically, who are we to deny them their only escape from their suffering? ?