What if your child has a brain tumor and the doctor said that she/he will die soon and there's nothing they can do about it. You see your child with fear and pain all over him/her. You see him/her cry everday because of the pain that he feels and you can't even stand it.
Will you, yourself kill him/her now or just wait and see him in pain everysecond?
2006-06-23 03:37:42 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The answer you are looking for is evident by the way you posed the question. It seems you want people to say that they would kill their own child.
BUT, for me and my family, it is not a matter of the physical pain we may experience in this life. It is a matter of what God wants. He created us, and He could heal us, but even if He doesn't we will continue to praise His name.
2006-06-23 03:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by justaskn 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a horrible dilemma to be in. If you decide to act on this you may be charged with murder of manslaughter and must decide if the consequences are acceptable. You need to get some counselling on this decision from a reputable organization which by the way do exist. Search around on the Internet. The search should be euthanasia or assisted suicide. There may be states or jurisdictions where the penalties are less sever or that euthanasia is allowed.
The first person to talk to is your family doctor to see what is available for pain control and palliative care.
Remember that you will have to live with your decision for the rest of your life.
I sure hope this is a theoretical question.
2006-06-23 03:51:59 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's pretty deep! My mum has always said that when she gets older, if she can't do things for herself then she wants the opportunity to die by choice. and if she got to that point and couldn't do it for herself she'd want me to help. I'm not sure that is something i could do. I was seriously ill in hospital 6 years ago. Doctors had no idea what was wrong with me and told my mum it was highly unlikely I'd pull through and if i did it was likely I'd be severely brain-damaged. A month after this I was well enough to leave hospital. 7 years later except eczema and a few allergies there is nothing wrong with me.
I guess my point is medicine isn't precise and exact and i would have difficulty killing my child if there could be a breakthrough or change in condition at any time! How much worse would you feel if a few days later the doc's say we got it wrong we could cure your child! No don't think I could do it.
2006-06-23 03:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by bamba_982 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't Kill something that i spent Months to Create, I Would make sure that they were comfortable and have them write a list of all the things they ever wanted to do, so that their memory would still be there even though there gone, if you were to kill your child you would be in mourning for their passing but you would also feel guilty, having thoughts that maybe they could have fought it, if you just had a little more hope or if you had prayed harder, if you let them live, you'll know you did everything in your power to give them a fighting Chance.
2006-06-23 03:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Dawn R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never want to kill my own child. It is a hard question but everday I would know that I was blessed with a child. Just because he/she is in pain does not mean the parent should kill him/her. I would remind him/her that she would be in a better place and that she was blessed to have a chance on earth. Whoever has that problem, pray for them.
2006-06-23 03:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by ▐▀▀▼▀▀▌ *~D-Girl~* ▐▄▄▲▄▄▌ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i would hope that the doctors would put a pain tub in my child for the time she/he is in pain for self adminastration for home. but i would not or could not physicaly kill my child. I would not make the last days of my childs life painful in and out of doctors or hospitals either. I would let my child live life the fullest at home with what makes them happy and control the pain as much as possible. IF IN FACT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
2006-06-23 03:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by brandifly69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never be able to kill my child. Since the doc says they will die soon I would let them give all the pain meds they needed to to keep them pain free. Even put them in a coma if that is what it takes to ease the pain. But kill them, nah.
2006-06-23 03:50:11 · answer #7 · answered by Mache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I would not kill my child. I would however, make sure they are not in pain by having the doctor provide me with or administer themselves pain medicine to make sure my child is comfortable for the rest of its short life. I would also check out hospices to aid in the care and/or pain management of my child.
2006-06-23 04:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by tarap_mcw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAITH. As long as I have faith and belief in God and the power of the healing of the resurrected Jesus Christ, I would never give up hope that my child would be healed. I would do whatever necessary to make my child comfortable, rested, loved and cared for, but I could never take his/her life. Where there is hope, there is always a possibility.
2006-06-23 04:11:50 · answer #9 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? That would be playing God. And it would be murder. Yes, I would hate to see my child suffering, and would pray for God to be merciful in ending his/her pain. But it is not my place to decide when my child should die. My heart would ache and I would comfort and love my child as much as possible. And ease their pain in any way that I could, short of killing them. Children, even terminally ill ones, are remarkably resilient and stoic. We have much to learn from them. Who knows what part they play in God's plans?
2006-06-23 03:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋