Even though he uses the Dutch experience as a drastic perspective, he mentioned that "a slippery slope is NOT imminent" whether decisions are in favor of assisted suicide. This further illustrates the balance he maintained throughout his article. Overall, I think the author was slightly melodramatic in his approach to making his point. It was like saying "we can't do anything if a terminally ill person chooses to commit suicide because of the arguments put forward 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, although opposed to physician-assisted suicide, after analyzing the literature, settled for subtle coercion for those who choose assisted suicide. Subtle because he mentioned that "if we were to better respond to those who suffer with love and kindness, 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 lead those who are suffering to choose to live. However, given the amount of evidence he presented in this article, I thought his conclusions were