Yes, I would be able to. I can't understand why it's illegal. We can end the incurable suffering of our pets, whom most of us love more than relatives, but we cannot kill a suffering loved one. It's barbaric to let a human being live on in such pain.
2006-09-18 06:49:24
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answered by Avie 7
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What are your thoughts???? Where will we ever get the money from?
Euthanasia?
I think that the basis for choosing to commit a Mercy Killing is situational.
Would you be able to end a loved ones suffering?
Providing that we both decree that this would be the best course of action.
Why or why not?
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
2006-09-18 14:35:07
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answered by Rollover Mikey 6
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People get all caught up in the ideology that since god gave life, he's the only one that can take it... doesn't it stand to reason that god is the one who gave us the intelligence to even consider euthanasia as a viable way out for us or a loved one when all other avenues have been exhausted? My answer is yes, life isn't just about having a "borrowed" heartbeat or having brain activity . Life is watching your kids grow up, falling in love and all the other experiences we have as humans.
2006-09-18 13:57:18
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answered by bleuboy007 1
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I agree with jmmevolve on nature taking its course. I would be able to allow my loved one to make their own informed and rational medical decisions.
As for actually taking someone's life, like poisoning them to end it all, it would be very difficult for me, but in certain cases (mostly extreme suffering) I would do whatever they wanted me to do for them. If I had to make a choice for someone, like if they were basically a vegetable, that would also be a difficult decision, however I would be able to let a loved one go if I thought they would not be coming back from their current state (however I could not let them just starve to death).
Death is not good nor bad. It is the next step. I am okay with loved ones dying. I have had to deal with it many times. We simply have to let them go.
2006-09-18 13:56:49
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answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7
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so tough, If someone I loved was really suffering, I'd want to help them to not suffer, but I don't think I could bear it if I had a hand in them dying....It's not a matter of right or wrong as much as it would be "could I " actually go through with it. But, as with many things...you don't know until you're actually faced with it.
2006-09-18 14:02:03
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answered by Joeygirl 4
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I think that death is not up to me to decide for me or anyone else for that matter. I would not choose to end the life of a loved one if they are suffering. I believe that is killing and I couldn't truly live happy knowing that I have caused one to die. Although, I wouldn't want to see my loved one suffering; I know a God that can give peace and healing through any illness and give strength through suffering. Again I say, death is not up to me to decided for me or anyone else for that matter.
2006-09-18 13:51:35
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answered by CuriousGirl 4
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the subject of euthanasia would be non-existent if it wasn't for all the drugs and technology that keep people dying longer (make no mistake, these things do not help one live longer, only die longer). if nutrition and healthy lifestyle was taught and practiced in schools, there would be no need for euthanizing
2006-09-18 13:50:27
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answered by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5
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Letting nature take its course can sometimes be misconstrued as euthanasia these days. But to actually take a life force away is murder. Quality of life is not an option.
2006-09-18 13:49:06
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answered by jmmevolve 6
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Absolutely! We do it to animals all the time but why do we let humans prolong the agony? Is it because we are so afraid that ending someone's life is a murder that we don't want to associate with? Then isn't that same as being selfish?
2006-09-18 13:57:36
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answered by Believe me 3
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I have watched people cross over from cancer, A.I.D.S. it is harder for the one leaving than those left behind.
I am a staunch supporter of death with dignity.
Blessings )O(
EDIT: I had the machines unhooked from my own mother when there was no longer any chance of her 54 year old body reanimating. I fulfilled her wishes, I did not play God.
2006-09-18 14:00:06
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answered by Epona Willow 7
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