I read of the woman in India who brought on her own death quicker by fasting. This purification of the body ritual has been in practice 1,000 years, and in her mind she was performing this ritual as she was dying of cancer of the brain and liver. She was following her belief, I doubt she was just thinking of suicide. There are arguments on right to life, the wrongness of suicide, euthanasia, however what about individuals who purposely harm their bodies e.g. smokers, over-eaters, who know darn well what they are doing to themselves? Are they not commiting suicide inevitably?
2006-10-02 23:10:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Commiting slow suicide by smoking, for example, is an interesting concept. The American society is so backward, I doubt that we'd ever recognize the harm we do to ourselves. We want to stop others from relieving their pain in life, from cancer, etc. We don't allow them to smoke pot to relieve their pain either. But we're ok if we stuff ourselves with junk food and feed cola to our kids at school all day.
2006-10-02 23:16:54 · answer #1 · answered by Arnold M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its their right to do what they want except to commit suicide.
2006-10-03 06:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its my life and my right but if I hae to go, then I make sure I leave no mess for others to clean behind me.
2006-10-03 06:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by SHIH TZU SAYS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL very good points. Basically, what we do to ourselves --- as long as it doesn't effect, or especially, hurt, anyone else --- is nobody's business but our own.
2006-10-03 06:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋