2006-11-09 05:04:57 · 8 answers · asked by Crystal G 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
no - here they call it "assisted suicide" and you go to jail
2006-11-09 05:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by totalstressor 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Euthanasia -- which is one person killing another with the victim's consent -- is not legal in any state in the US.
Assisted suicide -- which is one person providing the means so someone can take their own life -- is currently legal in Oregon, but only in situations where the person committing suicide has an incurable illness and less than six months to live.
The difference may not seem like much, but it is huge. In one situation, a person kills themself. In the other, one person kills another person.
The two are commonly confused. But it's important to know the difference.
2006-11-09 13:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you live. Oregon allows it, no other state does. In Oregon, a terminally ill patient can request an overdose from a doctor. The doctor cannot administer the drug to the patient, they must do it themselves. They can have witnesses present, as long as the witness does not assist.
2006-11-09 13:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Oregon passed a law legalizing it but is the only state to have done so. It is against the law everywhere else in the US.
2006-11-09 13:47:55 · answer #4 · answered by MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, but it should be. It's inhumane to force people who are suffering to continue living. We put down animals who are suffering, but we refuse to do the same for those we love. It's a sick world.
2006-11-09 13:12:53 · answer #5 · answered by darthbouncy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Jack Kevorkian went to jail for helping people die.
2006-11-09 13:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by ♣fo' by fo'♠ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope... it is completely illegal here... Dr. Death-Jack Kevorkian is known for voluntary euthanasia, and is now in prison for 10-25 years
2006-11-09 13:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by katjha2005 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you haven't passed the birth canal, yes
2006-11-09 13:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by kapute2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋