Patients and the right to choose

For my group's debate in this class, we had to argue for the patient's right to choose in all medical decisions. This issue is one that revolves around the dilemma of complete patient freedom or letting the doctors, who know what the best treatment would be for the patient, make the decision for them. Personally, I believe this is a very straightforward decision. The medical field is a patient-oriented field, and it has always been this way. Ultimately, it makes sense that a patient should have the rights to full freedom over their own body. Freedom is an extremely important right that is granted to every citizen of this country, and I feel that the right to freedom over your own body is one of the most sacred freedoms at all.

Before this class, I never really thought about this debate, simply because I had never considered the alternative of the doctors making the final decision. After going through the debate and writing this blog post, I can safely say that my initial belief was verified by the research we did.