Euthanasia
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Euthanasia is a way of ending someone's life in a painless way, often done when they become very ill (so much so that they are in a lot of pain and need a lot of care).
At the moment, it's only legal in Switzerland. Many people make the trip over there so it can be done legally.
At the moment, it's only legal in Switzerland. Many people make the trip over there so it can be done legally.
I would say that withholding medical treatment is generally acceptable, but taking active steps to end a life should only be done in extreme circumstances.
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
I believe that if you've got a legitimate desire to die, you should be allowed to do so with some dignity. If you don't want to be kept alive artifically under whatever circumstances, I believe that it's quite wrong to keep you alive. I believe if someone is in a very uncomfortable (painful) situation from which they are not going to recover, and in which they cannot make their own decisions, their family is obligated to relieve their suffering. I believe that euthanizing a pet is one of the most difficult decisions a person can make.
I also believe that death is not an unequivocally bad thing, and that some societies have very unhealthy relationships with it.
I also believe that death is not an unequivocally bad thing, and that some societies have very unhealthy relationships with it.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Yes, however there needs to be a very rigorous process of determining whether it is appropriate.
That's a good thing considering how much of it there is in the world and that we all wiil "go there" at some point.
Prince_Imrahil
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Why not?
I'm for it with the right justification, esp. when people want it, my question now is it wrong to terminate, say, a three year old who is in IMMENSE pain but has the chance to live a long life yet one full of harsh physical suffering and low mental development? Why would it be wrong if so?
Because it is then much easier to justify euthanizing people for less and less "valid" reasons.
scipian
Czar
I really don't care. If they choose to do it, well, they're responsible adults. Mostly I think we need to force them to have counseling and let those who might change their mind every opportunity to do so. For example, my aunt has bipolar disease and might have opted for something like this in her latest craze. I would not want her to be able to do that, but I don't see how it's the government's job to tell her no.
Perfection
The Great Head.
I'm confident we can devise a scheme to minimalize abuses and mitigate slippery slope.
Sophie 378
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I think that assisted suicide should be legal (with lots of safeguards). I'm not sure about euthanasia.
Cuivienen
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It's also legal in the US state of Oregon (since 1997), the Netherlands (since 2002), and Belgium (since 2002). Switzerland has by far the longest history, though; it's been legal there since 1937 (!!). It was briefly legal in the Northern Territory of Australia from 1995 to 1997 before the federal parliament overruled the law.
azzaman333
meh
Yes, but only if the person specifically have stated that should something happen which leaves them with severely lowered life quality they want it to happen.
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