What do you think of eutanasia ?

Answer 1

For humans or animals?

Answer 2

Do you mean euthanasia? I think it is appropriate in some instances. It should be a personal choice made only after all other avenues have been exhausted.


I am myotonic, and am only 31. I have been living with this for over 12 years now, and if it weren't for my husband and son, I would have done it already. The pain is sometimes intolerable, and no amount of drugs help. On those days/nights, when I am desperate for relief, I have to wonder if I would be better off...but then I wake up the next day, and my son tells me something hysterical, or my husband makes dinner for us, and I go on. I do know that it can, and will, get much worse, and for that, I am terrified. I cannot imagine those who have bone cancer or other excruciating pain. I wish them peace.

Answer 3

I think that if a person has no chance of ever getting of life support then that is a decision for the family....however woderful things have happened....So where do you draw the line....who is allowed to make that choice....should it just me the persons spouse, chould thier kids or parents have a say....may questions...where do you draw the line....I know I would not want to live as a vegitable....I think these are questions that can only be answered by the family in the situation...people who have not experianced it really don't have an understanding of the whole thing....

Answer 4

For animals, only if the creatures life would not be worth living. Chronic, incurable, crippling pain is the only justification that I can think of, but there might be others.

For people, it should be an available option, but an absolute last resort. It should ideally be the individuals decision, with a psychological evaluation to determine that they are of sound mind. If that is not possible, say for a coma patient, then the same standards as for an animal apply.

Answer 5

I find extremely hard to give just one straight answer. My mother was in a lot of pain and with difficulties to breath when the cancer got into her bones and lungs. Still she wanted to live. I am grateful that the worse lasted only five days so she did not suffer more. In these circumstances relief and pain become one feeling. It is impossible to separate them. Bottom line, I don't think that I would ever be able to help someone to die. Also, I can not imagine right now the circumstances in which I can be so desperate and hopeless that I take my life.

Answer 6

If the person is terminally ill and is suffering, or brain dead, by all means its best to say goodbye. I speak from experience. My Mother that I loved so much had a severe stroke and lost her mental faculties. She could no longer talk, did not know us, was lost in a world of her own. It was very hard on her and on us. She could not walk or eat or do anything for herself. She was fed with a tube going into her stomach and went to the bathroom in a diaper. She often had an expression of fear, confusion, and of pain on her face. We hated to see our poor Mother suffering. This went on for over a year. We did not do her any favours by keeping her body alive.

Answer 7

People should b able 2 kill themselves if they're in enough pain, but, otherwise euthanasia is NOT acceptable 4 humans or animals.

Answer 8

EUTHANASIA!!!

I am not totally opposed to it. Sorry, but I do believe its your life and ONLY you can decide to live it in utter agony or not. I can't convince you to just let you body rot in unimaginable pain and misery so I won't have to say goodbye to soon.

Answer 9

Allowable if it is the person who wishes to be euthanised who authorises it, not the relatives.

Answer 10

i think its great! if we can put down pets who are in pain, we should be able to do the same for a person if they wish.