EUTANASIA,,?? very difficult subject.a good opportunity for you to express your feelings READ ON??

Question

my sister in france looks after handicapped children;aged from 9 TO 15. today the red cross brought one for evaluation in their ambulance with .WAIT FOR IT. 1 psychologue. 1 doctor. 1 social attendant.1 admin. i was there and sorry to say so the child aged 14 from brazil is not compatible if i use the right world; he has a b s o l u t l y no chance at all to recover. NOW WE ALL PAY FOR THIS AND I BELIEVE EVEN IF IT WAS MINE ITS BEST FOR HIM TO NOT LIVE ANY LONGER;what is your opinion??

Answer 1

I couldnt comment on a specific case but in this country we dont let dogs suffer the way we do humans, I'm not saying lethal injection to all sufferers is the answer but there is always the option of not treating someone. its such a legal and ethical minefield but there has to be some near foolproof way of ensuring you dont suffer towards the end. As someone who has lost someone to cancer it was such a relief that she went quickly, its so much worse when it drags out and you see them suffer, just waiting to die.

Answer 2

I believe everyone is put on earth for a reason, and some people may be here just for the very point of having this debate. I personally do not like the idea of euthanasia just because I don't think it's my place to decide who lives or dies, but at the same time I think that we have already interfered far too much and the doctors shouldn't keep resuscitating people who haven't got a chance of getting better.
I am very good friends with an old lady; she is going blind, she is loosing the ability to walk and use her hands, she's very depressed, and sometimes I have to admit I wonder why she is being kept alive so long.
I guess I am undecided, every case should be treated separately depending on their mental capability, family, illness and everything else. I guess people trying to take God's power away is having it bite them in the backside.

Answer 3

I feel that this has to be assessed on an individual basis taking into account quality of life, age, the individuals wishes and their capacity to make such judgements both psychologically and emotionally. If there is a high chance of a positive outlook and the subject is young then no. If there is little chance for quality of life and happiness then what is the point of draging out the misery????

I couldn't pass comment on this individual case as i am not in reciept of all of the facts but i do believe that the panel who makes this decision should be selected carefully and should include the person asking to be euthanised and their families

Answer 4

My dictionary defines it as: a gentle and easy death in case of painful and incurable disease. Many old cultures still practice euthanasia. They will fill the mouth of a defective baby with rocks or sand, they will leave the elderly alone in the forest to die. Here in the western world though we frown on such behaviour. We are too civilised. We have medicines and hospitals. We allow our animals to be euthanased though..for some reason they shouldn't suffer needlessly..or perhaps it is that people wouldn't be as keen to spend thousands keeping 'Fluffy' pain-free and comfortable to her last breath.
I don't know what issues the 14yr old you speak of has and if there could even be a miracle cure. My one concern for euthenasia is that it could be abused. If they had some watertight legalities in place that ensured the person really wanted it because of an incurable and painful condition, then it should be left to the patient to decide if they want to remain on earth or not, I think.
It is a difficult subject as many people have religious beliefs that would shun the use of euthanasia.

Answer 5

i think people have the right to choose to die in peace, i think parents of very very sick children have the right to decide on none intervention rather than ventilation if their is no hope, i do not think we have the right to give up on some one because they are disabled. This child has a right to life and as long as he is not in pain, just because he is in a social situation where by he needs foreign aid he is any less entitled to life. The word handicapped is a golfing term and not been used by informed people for some time now.

Answer 6

I think that if someone truely doesnt want to live anymore (if they are terminally ill and suffering) they should be alllowed the right to end their lives rather that die in pain or with no diginity. If we as humans can decide to put down a horse cos it has broke it's leg, or put down another animal to ease it's suffering then why cant humans be the same. Obviously, for it to be done in a humane way so that they would not feel no pain. It is bit of a taboo qiestion but i think very overlooked

Answer 7

you're not suggesting euthanasia, you're suggesting murder, or what's worse: eugenics.

I could hit "Persistant Vegetative State" (PVS) tomorrow. Or I could have a normal day. Or anything in between. The fact that it wasn't me that your sister saw is a matter of chance.

I support those who, in full, adult understanding of their situation, and in strong mental health, choose to end their lives to cut short the suffering of terminal illness.

I am very uncomfortable with "euthanasia" in just about any other situation, except perhaps PVS, when brain death has clearly occurred and the life support is not actually supporting life.

Tread very, very carefully here. I feel that your implication steps outside the realms of reasonable and compassionate, and makes you yourself a hostage to fortune. May it never happen.

Answer 8

I agree with euthenasia for those who choose this way out for themselves - the terminally ill etc. I do not agree with someone else making that decision on somebody elses behalf. (unless of course it is the next of kin of someone on life support.)
Who are we to decide who lives and who dies?

Answer 9

I don't want to be rude but who are you to play god and decide this child has no hope of survival, he is 14 and not old enough to make that decision for himself so you have taken it upon yourself to do it for him, sorry but that smacks of superiority to me.

Answer 10

I think that it is not at all up to you.. He is a child and too young to make that decision for himself and he certainlty does not need you or anyone else making it for him.