Euthanasia

[puglover]

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?

I think it would be up to the parents, but personally I am against euthanasia. Once people start judging when others can live and die, lines become blurred, and it may be that someday this judgment power of euthanasia falls into the wrong hands.

 

[Tee Kay]

I think it would be up to the parents, but personally I am against euthanasia. Once people start judging when others can live and die, lines become blurred, and it may be that someday this judgment power of euthanasia falls into the wrong hands.

This is what I suggest: euthanasia should be legal only if the patient him/herself said he/she wants it. Those who cannot make decision for themselves eg people in a vegetative state or infants should not be allowed the option except in a few cases (eg maybe where people in a coma previously said to his relatives and the doctors treating him that he would like to have euthanasia if he should fall into in a vegetative state in which case the relatives can decide whether to keep their promise)

 

[Shadylookin]

I support the legalization of euthanasia. If you don't want to live anymore who am I to legally force you to keep going.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I think it would be up to the parents, but personally I am against euthanasia. Once people start judging when others can live and die, lines become blurred, and it may be that someday this judgment power of euthanasia falls into the wrong hands.

The power to choose who lives and who dies is already in the wrong hands and has been for centuries. Euthanasia might shift some of that power into more compassionate hands.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

I think it would be up to the parents, but personally I am against euthanasia. Once people start judging when others can live and die, lines become blurred, and it may be that someday this judgment power of euthanasia falls into the wrong hands.

How do you feel about a case such as this? While I'm not talking about what the father did, are you always against euthanasia for a child like her? It is a tough choice...

And, we choose when others live and die all the time and always have... capital punishment, war...

The power to choose who lives and who dies is already in the wrong hands and has been for centuries. Euthanasia might shift some of that power into more compassionate hands.

What are these 'wrong hands?'

 

[silver 2039]

Euthansasia should be legal, If I ever end up in a permament vegatative state I'd like to be euthanized. Better to die than to live a wasted life as a worthless sack of flesh constantly dependt on others for your every need, unable to do anything on your own, unable to interact with other and trapped in your own mind...what sort of existence is that? Death would be far sweeter in such an instance and the most companssionate thing to do.

 

[classical_hero]

The Doctor primary duty is to do his/her best to save lives, not to destroy lives. So I do not see how any doctor can be doing this while killing people.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

The Doctor primary duty is to do his/her best to save lives, not to destroy lives. So I do not see how any doctor can be doing this while killing people.

Or we can say help people, and what if euthanasia is the best way to help a person who is suffering uncurably and wants to die?

 

[plarq]

I volunteered my time at San Andreas nursery at home and they threatened to call the police, euthanasia is a beautiful thing.

No comment, and was there a trend of elderly fleeing from the Netherlands after legalizing of euthanasia?

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

I believe euthanasia should be legalised but with stringent safeguards.

 

[RubricousMidget]

I, too, think euthanasia should be lega, if not encouraged, but that there should, at all time, be at the very least two independent and one gov't commissioned watchdog group to ensure that it can't exploited, and a way to give the public insight into what is going on in the field without compromising privacy. And, of course, there would have to be strict safeguards. I think a two month period from intial request until the final decision, in which the patient receives psychological counselling could be a start, but more safeguards should also be in place. For such a thing, triple redundancy suddenly seems too insecure.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

Your body your choise.

 

[Gladi]

Because it is then much easier to justify euthanizing people for less and less "valid" reasons.

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How about giving means to end their own life to adults? Right now, people are forced by state to live, they are forced to pain. If you have chronical crippling disease and try to end your life and don't succed, the state will make sure you siffer for longer.

 

[fred07]

I don't think so. Natural death is still better cause there is no sense of guilt whatsoever.

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[PrinceOfLeigh]

I don't think so. Natural death is still better. There is no guilt whatsoever.

I don't think that is necessarily the case. Family members, or at least the husband in Diane Pretty's case, felt guilt at watching his wife's suffering and being unable to help.

 

[El_Machinae]

I think assisted suicide should be legal; with restrictions to determine that the suicide is actually wanted by the person (so it cannot be used as an excuse for murder). I believe that severly depressed people should be assessed by a doctor first, and given the option of therapy if the doctor thinks he can help. If they refuse the therapy, assisted suicide should be allowed after a 'cooling off' period.

I am entirely unsure about euthanasia; I don't think that people should be killed against their will. If they've expressed their will, then I'm less nervous.

I think that people should be allowed to be put into cryonic suspension before they're leagally dead, instead of making them wait until they're most likely fully dead.

 

[Stylesjl]

If you wish to die, what right does anyone have to stop you and somebody else helping?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I think it would be up to the parents, but personally I am against euthanasia. Once people start judging when others can live and die, lines become blurred, and it may be that someday this judgment power of euthanasia falls into the wrong hands.

Did you support pulling the tube from Schiavo? Because that tube was the way in which the doctors decided to keep her alive. So people did decide when they inserted that tube that she was going to live.

Are you then also against keeping people alive artificially?

 

[plarq]

There's no moral restriction on euthanasia applicable, unless you count on Bible and various religion texts which condemns suicide.

The practical barrier is the potential of murders in disguise.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

There is a big difference between being allowed to commit suicide (which is the case now; if you can do it, who will stop you?) and physician-assisted suicide. The state doesn't force anyone to stay alive unless they are no longer physically capable of killing themselves.