HONOLULU -- The recent shooting at Castle Medical Center by a man police said tried to kill his terminally ill wife has sparked discussion about assisted suicide.

After he allegedly tried to kill his ailing wife at the hospital, Robert Yagi, 71, killed himself in his home, sources said.

Win Rosa was at Oahu Cemetery on Monday to tend to the graves of his family, including his wife, who died a painful death. Because of that experience, he said he can relate to what Yagi was going through when he allegedly shot his wife in her hospital room.

"I know, having gone something like that. You see someone in pain and you wish you could do something for them," Win said.

However, even after seeing his wife suffer, Win takes a strong stand on the issue of end of life.

"I feel assisted suicide is wrong," he said.

Scott Foster also lost his wife 11 years ago, but still remembers her pain.

"I've witnessed some terrible deaths, including that of my late wife who died of bone cancer," Foster said.

While he too can relate to Yagi's situation, Foster strongly supports assisted suicide.

"It's good that people are talking about death and end of life issues, because we are all going to die," Foster said.

For some, the recent case highlights the need for assisted suicide, but for others it shows Yagi needed assistance of a different kind.

"This is a cry for help. This is a troubled individual and we believe there are social systems in place to provide support for families like this," said Karen DiCostanzo, of Hawaii Right To Life.

Assisted suicide is an issue that has been heard here in Hawaii's Legislature many times before. Over the years, bills have been introduced at the state Capitol, but every time those measures have been killed before becoming law.

Now there is worry, people will be second-guessing what Yagi was thinking during an obviously emotional time.

"In a tragic situation like this there is a rush to judgment. Like if there was an assisted suicide law in place it wouldn't have happened and we can't say that because we don't know what would have happened," Foster said.

While the Hawaii Death with Dignity Society is not planning to introduce an assisted suicide bill this upcoming legislative session, Hawaii Right to Life is planning to hold a march for life in January to make sure lawmakers see how important this issue to them.