Having PAS gives patients the right to die as they choose, in a humane manner. Without PAS, patients may try another way to treat their pain, such as suicide on their own terms. With PAS, patients would be able to end their lives peacefully and not horribly. This way patients get what they want. Güth tells the story of a 54-year-old woman who decided to kill herself by throwing herself under a train. This lady had a form of breast cancer and had just recently received news that her cancer was getting worse. She had undergone palliative care, chemotherapy and nothing seemed to help. By jumping in front of a train 2 weeks after finding out she had been diagnosed with another cancer, she took her own life. He said goodbye to his loved ones through a letter he left (Güth et al 1040). With just the letter the lady left behind in the above story, the family had no closure whatsoever with the way they were forced to live. put an end to his life. PAS would be the ethical way to let the person go; provides a compassionate death and leaves family members with closure on the inevitable. With PAS, this woman could have taken her own life on her own terms, having a more appropriate death. In this same essay, Güth shows how people who are terminally ill and have the opportunity to use PAS, accept it (Güth et al