2007-01-14 09:21:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I'm asking a general question here I don't have a friend who wants me to help them die? just a question.
2007-01-14 09:30:38 · update #1
Well I've heard bad things about people killing people, prison is what it was.
2007-01-14 09:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Shawn J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, lets assume that your friend has some terminal disease and is going to die a rather unpleasant death.
Let me back up, if you watch Boston Legal on TV last week, they were defending a doctor in new Orleans after Katrina. This doctor knew that three patients would not survive and she also knew that their death would be caused by dehydration or starvation. Both of these are horrible ways to die.
Now, if your friend has cancer with absolutely no hope of recovery, I can understand how you feel.
And, to be honest, I don't know. I would hate to see someone suffer because the outcome won't change.
Maybe a little something to comfort them prior to their death would be okay. Hospitals do that all the time.
Maybe you should look at some serious pain management instead of euthanasia. Good luck to you.
2007-01-14 17:29:21 · answer #2 · answered by David L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way. i am no doctor or specialist in that matter. my friend is suffering
and is not by himself.i want to die in the morning when i drunk to much at night. thats an eg, but i tell u a true incident ,my father had an terrible accident and he suffered a lot in bed for 2 weeks i couldnt bear his suffering and i thought more then once wont it be better if he just die in his sleep ,but now after 2 years hes healthy as a bull and running and kicking like nothing happened.doctors and god know best we r ignorent about the facts.so never.
2007-01-14 17:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by sungod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would. Just as I'd put a suffering animal out of his misery. My father has asked me to help him IF it becomes necessary, and before I watch him die slowly in agony- I will kill him.
2007-01-14 17:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
think it depends on several things.
Is it because they are terminally ill / about to die anyway and they want to get it over with. or something else.
if the first option then i am more likely to say yes, the only problem is that there is the obvious risk of ending up in jail.
2007-01-14 17:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by killer_tranny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I believe in euthanasia, I would not jeopardize my future to do so. I would want to! We do it for our beloved animals if need be, and I think it's quite inhumane not to put people to sleep when the suffering becomes unbearable. I just would not risk going to prison. That makes me selfish, probably, but that's as honest as I can be.
2007-01-14 17:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be very careful here. I have had to live with the burden of responsibility for authorising withdrawal of medical treatment that resulted in the death of someone I loved. The burden of responsibility nearly drove me to suicide. If you are in this situation you need to talk to the physician and let the responsibility rest with him/her.
2007-01-14 17:28:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you want to go to jail. Most states have living wills or terminal care. Anything else is termed wrongful death and could be considered assisted suicide which is a felony.
2007-01-14 17:26:26 · answer #8 · answered by Erica R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not. Only because it is against the law and I am not willing to jeprodize my future for their comfort, nor would I ask the same of a friendl.
2007-01-14 17:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by lazyone347 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's murder in this country as well as quite a few others! The answer is, of course, NO!
2007-01-14 17:25:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I wouldn't. I may or may not try to stop them, depending on the circumstances, but I would not help.
2007-01-14 20:00:55 · answer #11 · answered by chelleedub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋