Although he uses the Netherlands experience as a drastic perspective, he mentioned that “a slippery slope is NOT imminent” if decisions are in favor of assisted suicide. This further illustrates the balance he maintained throughout his article. All in all, I believe the author was slightly melodramatic in his approach to defending his argument. It was like saying “we can't do anything if someone who is terminally ill chooses to commit suicide because of the arguments constructed in their favor.” We might as well support them and hope for the best.” Although he was slightly melodramatic, his tone throughout the article was not biased. Overall, I think the author presented his case well. My overall assessment of the article is that the author, even though he is against medically assisted suicide, after analyzing the literature has opted for subtle coercion for those who choose assisted suicide. Subtle because he stated that “if we were to do a better job of responding to suffering people in a loving and caring way, physician-assisted suicide would in all likelihood be an option rarely, if ever, chosen.” It was as if he was saying that with love and care we will make sure that those who suffer choose to live. However, with the overwhelming amount of evidence presented in this article, I believed that its conclusions were