Please tell me what you think and can you give me a strong reason why?
Thanks
2007-01-23 07:30:56 · 12 answers · asked by HardCore 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I would definitely be for it
Seeing a 60 year old person shouting for their mum in so much distress is very harrowing
I think when there is nothing more that can be done and it's just a matter of time that person should be allowed to die with at least some dignity
That person was my grandmother and all of us in the family were for turning off the machines and letting her go - she was never going to be better
2007-01-23 07:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by toon_tigger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am all for it. But let me make one thing very clear. When we talk about euthanasia the only person who can make the decision, is the person involved. It is not for society or even for family or doctors to say when it is time. Unless of course the patient gave the power of attorney to a family member or a physician to make that decision.
We are all different, our definition of quality of life is different, we relate to illness and pain differently. What is acceptable for one is not necessarily acceptable for another. You will find some people fight till the end, others just want it over with. That is a very personal decision and politics should stay out of it. Since it would be the patients choice, we can avoid people abusing euthanasia. Also the condition of the patient should be verified by two independent physicians. Ideally we should all have a living will, so we have the control over our life till the very end. It is or at least should be our unalienable right to choose the way we want to live and die.
2007-01-23 07:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by szubuti 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To all those people siting the fact that we 'put animals to sleep but not humans' - this isn't because an animals suffering is cared about more than a person's, it's because a person's life is considered more sacred than an animals. Having said that, I just don't know. I have never experienced anyone dying a slow lingering death, all I can say is that the person wishing to end it all must be in a position to administer the last lethal dose of whatever themselves as no doctor should be expected to assist in a suicide and I wouldn't imagine it's a particularly nice role for a loved one or member of the family to carry out.
2007-01-23 07:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Watson (UK) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean, should someone be allowed to choose when to die, the answer is yes, they should. The Oregon law allows doctors to prescribe an overdose for the purpose of ending life. The patient must take the overdose themselves. This is a humane and reasonable thing to do. If I am in terrible pain, and there is no way to improve the quality of my life, why should I not be able to end it if I want to, and have a safe and simple way of doing it?
If you mean, should we be able to put someone down, as we would a dog, then no, that is obviously immoral.
The grey area is when the patient is unable to articulate their choice. For that reason, I have a living will that will allow my partner to make decisions for me if I am unable to communicate.
Doctors in any case essentially make this choice frequently; by increasing morphene for a dying patient, you take away the pain and shorten their life at the same time. I am grateful that doctors are willing to do this - it is a sane and sensible way of assisting someone in a terminal condition, regardless of the legality.
2007-01-23 08:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the circumstances, every case is different. If a person makes that decision themselves to due their suffering and arent going to pull through anyway then I think their wishes should be honoured (given they are of sound mind), I'd rather someone I loved went quietly and peacefully when they wanted not made to suffer for longer.
But like I said each case is different, if there is a chance they can get better then no, everything should be done to help them get better obviously.
So I guess I'm neither for nor against.
2007-01-23 07:48:36 · answer #5 · answered by Claire O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I support it because I think it should be every persons right to choose. Why should someone have to suffer because other people don't think it's our right? I don't believe in God so I don't believe religion can be a valid reason to be against it.
I don't know if this reason is strong enough, but it's my opinion and it's what I truly believe.
2007-01-23 07:43:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its good enough for dogs, but not for people? We will end the suffering of a sick animal, but not our sick grandmother? I whole heartedly support euthanasia and I hope that when my time comes, it is legal so I do not have to suffer.
2007-01-23 07:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by rebel g 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I must agree with Rebel G it is considered inhumane too allow an animal to suffer, Yet where people are concerned the opposite is true and it's inhumane to have someone put out of their misery makes little sense when you think about it.
2007-01-23 07:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by Darren H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you had sat at a desk and listened to a young woman cancer patient screaming her heart out after all the narcotics I could give her, you would think kindly of it too.
2007-01-23 07:35:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Who has the right to decide whether another person should live or die if they are ill?
This is just the thin end of the wedge, if you start doing this you will soon be killing babies with genetic diseases, or learning difficulties.
that leads on to killing people who don't conform to societies norms. ie.. homosexuals, ethnic minorities. etc..
rather like Hitler in fact.
2007-01-23 07:34:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋