The truth spreads almost everywhere, such as in relationships, education, especially in medicine, because it is a very important property. Since the beginning, there has been a debate in medicine about whether or not doctors should always tell the truth to seriously ill or dying patients. There are many different ideas in this issue, which may change depending on the situation or person. For example, according to Sisella Bok, there are three main arguments on this issue, namely that truthfulness is impossible; patients don’t want bad news; and truthful information harms them (227) in his article “Lying to the Sick and Dying.” However, while referring to these arguments, she debunks them because she believes that doctors should not lie to their patients. On the other hand, Mr. Weil and Mr. Smith lie in their article “Truth Telling to Cancer Patients in the Western European Context”. Despite everything and opinions, because of the importance of truthfulness in terms of people's right to make free and rational choices, doctors should always tell the truth. Although doctors believe they should lie because truthfulness is impossible because patients cannot understand them; in fact, there is no need to not tell the truth. First of all, doctors say that patients don't understand them (Bok 227): because their diagnosis includes esoteric information and patients generally don't know this information, so they can't understand their doctors ( M.Smith and M.Weil 21). However, this argument is not enough to lie, because doctors can give good explanations to patients and simplify their esoteric information. Second, doctors say it is impossible because while patients are weakened by illness and...... middle of paper ......y, truthfulness is a real necessity and knowing the truth is a personal law, so doctors should always tell the truth. Works CitedBok, Sisella. “Lies to the sick and the dying. » Lying: moral choice in public and private life. New York: Pantheon Books, 1978. 220-241 Carson, Janice. “Learning from a dying patient.” » The American Journal of Nursing. Vol. 71, no. 2 (February 1971), 333-334. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. JSTOR.Bilkent University Lib., Ankara, September 10, 2008. Web.Mazur, Tim C. “Lying.” Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Santa Clara University. September 10 2008.Web.Weil, M., M. Smith and D. Khayat. “Truth telling to cancer patients in the Western European context.” » Psycho-Oncology. Vol.3:21-26 (1994). Electronic journal database. Bilkent University Library, Ankara. September 10, 2008. Web.