Make it legal, and there's a whole lot of lost income....never mind how pointless the continued treatment is.
2007-06-01 04:21:04 · 7 answers · asked by bradxschuman 6 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Assisted suicide is not legal because it is considered murder. Has nothing to do with money.
When the disease is terminal and nothing else can be done but to keep the patient comfortable, that is when it is time for hospice care. Hospices specialize not in prolonging life, but in making the end of life pain free, comfortable, dignified, keeping quality in one's life as long as possible.
2007-06-01 04:26:41 · answer #1 · answered by KJS71 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False. They don't get rich treating them. When someone is terminally ill, the doctor tells the patient there is nothing more he can do for them and sends them home to die. The doctor will provide what pain medication is necessary to keep the person comfortable.
Assisted Suicide is not legal because it's a form of murder, even if one considers it a "mercy" killing.
2007-06-01 11:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by Andee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I do know that when my dad was dieing they left him on life support until his insurance ran out. No matter what we say or asked the doctors they wouldn't take him off the machine. But trust me as soon as the money was going to stop they then asked us what we wanted to do because they did all they could. In my opinion they could have done it sooner. So Yes it has a lot to do with money. When the money runs out so do the doctors.
2007-06-01 11:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by bfm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be legal - if someone is terminally ill, or has lost all physical mobility they sould be allowed to die with dignity.
It is not murder, it's mercy. We do it animals and play god with their lives without their consent. Why can't we do that with humans when they want it?
Saying that it's plain wrong because it's immoral or money or sin s just ignorance
2007-06-01 11:30:23 · answer #4 · answered by Centered 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is legal in one state- I think Iowa. And I think that it is illegal because you are killing someone. But isnt it funny how wars are all over the country and people are killing innocent people every day and the government doesnt see anything wrong with training them to do so. But when it comes to euthenasia- it gets to "personal"? Usually I am not so political, but i just thought i would throw it out there.
2007-06-01 11:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by deels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has more to do with the 'Hypocratic Oath' that all Doctors adhere to, to sustain life, to do all that medicine and their knowledge can to keep a person comfortable, whilst trying to get the patient back to as normal a life as they can, healthily, to help assist in the recovery of that person. In other words they aint there to take lives, it ain't the dough.
2007-06-01 11:31:53 · answer #6 · answered by letstop4amarlboro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. You've already been given all the reasons why.
2007-06-01 11:33:38 · answer #7 · answered by 5gr8k9s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋