are you also in favour of euthanasia and if not why.
2006-11-12 03:08:54 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
not quite the same thing really....although i am in favour of eutahnasia which should be strictly controlled and not used as an excuse to get rid of people that we feel as a society are no longer able to contribute to our society..i,,m not in favour of the death penalty..you only have to look at the tragic case of Timothy Evans who hanged after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and baby daughter..in the end it turned out to be Christie,,what would you do then? you cannot bring back an innocent man from the dead and if this doesn,t convince you then just look at al the miscarriages of justice there have been
2006-11-12 03:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am definitely in favour of euthanasia and as far as I can see there is such an easy way to get passed the doctors acting as God bit. If people in favour were to carry donor style cards which stated their preferences if they were to be in a situation where euthanasia might be the answer, then action could be taken. No card, no euthanasia, so simple. Incorporate it into driving licences even?
Death penalty? Yep, in favour of that one too, but only if there is no doubt whatsoever(!!) that the perpetrator is guilty. None of this guilty 'beyond reasonable doubt' stuff, there has to be 100% positive evidence which can not be refuted.
2006-11-12 04:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by Number O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in favour of the death penalty too many innocents been sent to death and found out years later they were innocent, I am for euthanasia no one should suffer a terminal illness these days, you wouldn't let an animal suffer would you??
2006-11-12 03:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by braveheart321 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Euthanasia is a slippery slope. Once you have given any group the right to decide if a person should be "put down" then a person's continued existence might be measured by such factors as "quality" of life, cost of continued living and value to society to name a few. Two of the three that I mentioned are subjective terms and could be interpreted many ways. Cost is a statistic that could be measured and quantified. I for one do not want my life to be subject to an economic equation.
The death penalty is strictly monitored and subject to a variety of reviews in the form of appeals. Cost is not a factor in determining if a person will be executed.
As our society ages and the baby boom generation moves toward retirement the "earners" of our society will be outnumbered by the retirees. Those earners will feel more and more pressure in the form of taxation to support the elder generation. Those same earners also are more and more of a different racial makeup than the baby boom generation and will feel less attachment to those who have come before. We should not enact a tool that very well might be used to rid these younger generations of an expensive problem in the retirees.
2006-11-12 03:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by Cain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not in favour of the death penalty, to many people get wrongly convicted of crimes. I'm in favour of tougher sentencing. I am however for euthanasia, to easy pain ans suffering. No one can understand the true hurt of dieing slowly. Being allowed to say good bye to your loved ones, while you could still talk, is an option i think should be made available.
Choosing when you die is surly preferable then leaving the decision of turning off the life support machine to the next of kin.
2006-11-12 03:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES -- in Certain Circumstances -- very carefully Monitored . The Death Penalty by Lethal Injection and Euthanasia , permissable according to the circumstances
2006-11-12 03:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.In favour of both so long as in Euthanasia the individual is clearly competent at making the decision.Iv'e watched too many people die in horrible circumstances who were able to make the decision to die with dignity and pain free. and the death penalty if DNA shows guilt beyond doubt then I'm for that.
2006-11-12 03:20:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about the death penalty because of the arbitrary nature that it is implmented. However, I couldn't hand on heart say that I would want it for someone who killed a member of my family. In terms of euthanasia, I was against it until I saw Million Dollar Baby! Now I'm not so sure.
2006-11-12 03:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by Ms Bleu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Both would help the NHS. The death penalty would help with the shortage of organs for donations and euthanasia would free up bed space and staff.
2006-11-12 03:25:06 · answer #9 · answered by Hendo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes but only if there is no doubt that the offender is guilty of a sufficient crime. as for euthanasia , if the person is of a decent state of mind and has thought long and hard before making the decision thast they want someone else to take their life - that person has to live with their actions
2006-11-12 03:19:12 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Cynical 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋