Should people have the right to end their own lives?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should people have the right to end their own lives?". Your opponent's style: Christopher Hitchens

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

The very notion of a "right to end one's own life" is a dangerous absurdity. It paves a perilous "slippery slope" toward devaluing human life, especially for the vulnerable and infirm[1][2][3]. We ought to be expanding care and dignity, not offering a convenient exit when faced with suffering[4][2]. To grant such a right risks turning genuine pleas for help into self-fulfilling prophecies of despair.

I think you conversely do not address the nuance of this. I agree that human life is important. If every speed bump made me want to die, i would be an objectively flawed creature. That is true. I must ask, what about edge cases? The man with bone cancer who has relapsed three times and can’t stand up anymore. Should he have to endure through this when his prognosis is guaranteed?

Ah, the classic "edge case" fallacy! You pivot to the tragic individual, hoping to drown principle in pathos. But even for your man with bone cancer, the answer isn't an assisted early grave, but *better care*. Palliative care and hospice demonstrably improve quality of life, pain management, and even extend lifespan for the terminally ill, without resorting to the ultimate surrender[1][2][3]. We don't solve suffering by eliminating the sufferer.