Are you for or against and why 1)euthanasia 2)capital punishment 3)abortion?

Answer 1

I'm for euthanasia. When someone is suffering or is in a horrible condition with no chance of ever recovering or being able to enjoy life again, I think it's cruel to insist that the person must continue to suffer forever. If they don't want to live like this I don't think we have any right to force them to. I think the humane thing to do is to end their suffering if they have expressed that wish.

I'm against capital punishment except for extreme cases. Capital punishment is used way too much and too many mistakes have been made. Innocent people have been MURDERED through capital punishment. Mentally challenged people have been MURDERED for things they did without having the mental capacity to understand what they did. In some countries capital punishment is used for petty crimes too. You can get executed for stealing a car or being gay for example in some countries.

I think capital punishment is used too much. Mistakes are too common and too many people have been executed for unjust reasons. I think capital punishment should be reserved for extreme cases in which there is no doubt about the guilt of the person.

By the way, some people support capital punishment on the grounds that they don't want to waste tax money on keeping those individuals in jail on a life sentence. Capital punishment is actually more expensive than life sentences, so this is a weak argument for capital punishment.

As for abortion, I'm mostly pro-choice, but I think there must be some limits. I think that women should have the right to decide what happens with their body, but I'm against using abortion as a substitute for contraception.

Pregnancy can have serious consequences for some women. Pregnancy can be a life-threat or a major health-threat to some women due to their physical condition. Some women get pregnant after being raped. Some very young girls get pregnant because they were too immature to think about that possibility and the consequences in advance. Some pregnancies are a major threat to the infant itself, like when the mother is a drug addict or infected with a whole flora of diseases that get passed down to the baby. Many unwanted children also have a horrible life, being neglected or abused by their parents or growing up in orphanages. There are too many such children suffering in the world as it is.

There are many circumstances in which an abortion is probably the best option. Keeping abortions legal will also make sure that they happen legally and under controlled circumstances, with doctors involved using good methods and with the whole thing documented. When abortions are illegal they still take place, but under more risky circumstances and with horrible methods.

I think that early stage abortions should be an option, but that women should be responsible and avoid unwanted pregnancy as much as they can.

Answer 2

1. Euthanasia - Yes, in cases of terminal illness coupled with intractable pain, but still, not an easy question.

2. Capital Punishment - I guess I don't have a problem taking the life of someone who has chosen to kill, but given the gross errors that we find in our criminal justice system, I would hesitate. The question would always be with me, "am I taking an innocent life?"

3. Abortion - Not a black and white issue here (duh!), lots of gray areas. Overall, I'd have to say I support a woman's right to obtain an abortion. I have always been confused by the line of thought that abortion opponents put forth, that being "we don't want you to have an abortion, but we don't want you to have access to contraception, either." Seems like if they were serious about lowering the number of abortions performed, they would do all they could to to prevent as many pregnancies as possible. It's counter-intuitive to me.

Answer 3

I am for euthanasia, because I believe everyone has the right to choose when they die, and to do it with dignity. I am against capital punishment, because to do so is to committ murder. I believe Criminals need to be locked away in high security. They also deserve the right to euthanasia.
I believe women have the right to choose abortion. As far as I am aware, the foetus does not feel pain. It is less cruel than slaughtering fully aware livestock. And no, I don't believe that humans are any more divine than animals, so that may influence my views on that.

Answer 4

1. Euthanasia: For, because if you are willing to give a DOG a lethal injection to prevent suffering then you should be able to give that same courtesy to a human being.

2. Capital Punishment: For, because its not right for tax dollars to pay to house, feed, and clothe (and give them even more luxuries than some poor people have) horrible criminals that commit such atrocities.

3. Abortion: Against, because it is taking the life of an innocent human being.

Answer 5

1--euthanasia-yes but onlywhen it is to save one from pain and suffering-with no other --way out. 2-capital punishment--i haven;t got the authority to -nor has any --man-- to say a person should be put to death-but i do kind of lean towards it in some cases.3--abortion---not just no--but Hell No--abortion is murder-capital murder-

Answer 6

1, euthanasia is the same thing as murder. One can keep a person out of pain till the end of his/her days. It's God's choice when you die.

2. capital punishment, the only reason I am for it is that it will take out that gene pool from society. Women still get pregnant in prison and men still have a chance to get them pregnant and it's best that that gene pool be stopped.

3. Abortion kills a beating heart. It's murder. There are so many couples out there who can't have children and they would pay for all medical expenses just to adopt a baby.

PS, if a woman gets pregnant from a prisoner that baby should not be aborted. It's stopping her from getting pregnant that should be the main goal.

Answer 7

I support all three issues!

1) I've known plenty of people in nursing homes dying a slow painful death and they just wanted it to hurry up and happen, and they just continued to live and be in pain and be miserable, and I think those people should have had the right to say "Kill me please!" I know it sounds awful, but they would have rather gotten it over with quickly than to have lived in misery for 5-10 yrs.

2) i support a woman's right to choose what goes into and out of her body!

3) the death penalty is a little iffy and weird cause it's against the law to kill someone, but the govt and prisons are *killing* criminals, but I still support the death penalty. (i might change my mind on the death penalty someday), but I'll never change my mind on abortions and euthanasia

Answer 8

I'm against euthanasia, the reason is the Lord is they only one
who says where and when we die. Capital punishment i;m all
for because if you take a life or some serious crime against children you should get the death punishment. Abortion I'm against it we should not take a life and as soon as the egg is
fertile its life.

Answer 9

(1) Once your quality of life has diminished through illness which is a terminal illness then YES otherwise no. (2) Capital punishment I am against as it creates a short term punishment and I would rather see or know the defendant is going through the same hell as I am put through because of the crime committed. (3) Abortion is against nature so I am against it unless the child is deformed to the state of a vegetable and it is proven so.

Answer 10

Of the 222 death row inmates exonerated by DNA evidence, more than a third were less than 22 years of age. In essence, we were preparing to execute 222 innocent citizens, 76 of whom hadn't even begun their lives. the common thread in these false convictions was the suspect had "confessed to police." In other words they'd been tricked, intimidated, threatened, beaten or otherwise coerced into confessing to crimes they had of a certainty not committed. So we know incontrovertibly that innocents are convicted and sentenced to death, often through police and prosecutor misconduct. Knowing this, it seems to me, we cannot in good conscience keep executing prisoners. There is no evidence that the death penalty is a deterrent and never been any, so the purpose is vengeance for the victim, not deterrence. Even if you think vengeance is a good motive, and I don't, you can't think any victim of murder rests in peace knowing the government executed an innocent and their killer remains at large.