Jack Kevorkian is finally free.?

Question

Why are so many people against Jack kevorkian? He is a compassonate man who helps people free themselves from a miserable and painful life. Those that are against him, should experience unbearable misery. Keep religion out of it. It is a human right to live or not. It is no ones business but the human who is suffering.
if you truly love someone who wants to die. and you truly respect his/her wishes . you should be happy for them to be able to die. do not be selfish and keep them alive so you do not have to feel bad. what do you think?

Answer 1

I agree 100%! My co-worker's and I were having this exact same conversation on Monday. We feel if the patient requested their private physician to "help" them .. then it is not our business. If he was doing something agaist their wishes or forcing them to do something that would be different.

But I think the "American People" need to stay out of other people's business and worry about what is going on in their own lives. Divorce rates and "behavioral" disorders and the such are rising and that is where the focus should be.

People are too worried about what everyone else is doing and not paying attention to what is going on in their own household!!

Have a Great Week!

Answer 2

Well, I must say that I don't condone what Mr. Kevorkian does yet am not opposed to it for I believe that it is the individuals choice with regard to life or death. Furthermore, I believe what he did was only in the best interest of his patients, yet we must draw the line somewhere- we can't just allow people to aide in this "self killing" for it may open up legal cases against these individuals by their families and where do we draw the line between suicide and murder? I know that people in pain always don't make the right decision - but if they are going to die anyway... which I believe he was- I see nothing wrong with it. Now Religion is so ingrained in people's morals and views it is a hard sell.

Answer 3

If you allow a dog to sit chained up without food till it dies, they will arrest you for animal cruelty.

But my mother had to starve herself to death to get relief. I took care of her for 15 years before she reached the point of having to go into a nursing home.

She only lasted 4 months there because she was on hospice care which is nothing more than legalize keeping them doped up so they don't know what is going on until they die.

She begged me for years to kill her and put her out of the pain but I could not do it. She weighed 68 pounds when she died. She lost 20 pounds during the 4 months she was in the nursing home.

She had Rheumatoid arthritis so severe that all of her joints had been replaced or operated on at least once. She had so many screws in her back that she set off metal detectors and her spine was fused almost the whole way down. Doctors told her a long time ago there was nothing else they could do for her surgically to stop the pain.

5 years before she died she had already become immune to Oxyconten, morphine, and several others. She spent the last 5 years of her life crying almost 24 hours a day because nothing and no one could give her any relief.

How can we put someone in jail for letting this happen to a dog, but force a human being to go through it for over 5 years.

I wish Dr. K had been around when mom was going through this. I would have gotten his help if it took selling my house to do it.

Answer 4

Alleluiah. I think the right to die with dignity is just around the corner for all of America - maybe the entire world. I think it's a shame that that guy was ever put in jail at all. Immoral even. Why should people be forced to suffer painful deaths when we'd put down a dog rather than let it suffer that much.

Honestly, if I were religious, I'd nominate Kevorkian for sainthood.

Answer 5

He by no potential could have been in penitentiary at the beginning. I artwork in a nursing abode, and regularly see human beings slowly and painfully die. people who Dr. Kevorkian helped had no threat for restoration, yet in simple terms wanted to be spared a great form of discomfort and suffering. you assert compassion could be warranted. I agree, as compassion is what Dr. Kevorkian stood for.

Answer 6

This is a very complex question because it's hard to say for sure how i'd handle it.I will say this though, if someone i loved was in pain and couldn't go on i'd like to say that i'd respect their wishes and not try to stop them but i hope i never have to face a situation like that and as for Dr. Kevorkian i think he has done good work for the people who needed him, i just hope that he is truly only doing this for compassion's sake and not because he enjoys doing this.

Answer 7

I agree with you, I believe in euthanasia, we do it for our beloved pets, we should be able to help a loved one or ourselves if we're tired of suffering. I can't say I would be happy to do it, but I would respect their wishes and I would hope they would respect mine when I feel it's time. Dr. Kevorkian did a good thing, helping those people. Maybe the old saying is true no good deed goes unpunished. I'm just glad he has been released and hopefully can enjoy the rest of his life.

Answer 8

I have few genuine fears, but one of them is that I might some day be injured in an accident, and find myself paralyzed, unable to move or speak, or unable to tell people I am suffering.

This, to me, would be a sort of "living death" and I'd welcome a Kevorkian cocktail. I think Kevorkian's actions were those of an enlightened human being who had the courage to make difficult moral decisions that few humans are brave enough to do. I commend him.

Answer 9

People opposed to the work of Dr. Kevorkian are extremely selfish. For some reason, a bunch of religious busybodies think it's their right to make a terminally ill person live out every last minute in excruciating pain. Why?

PS- I meant to click thumbs DOWN on the 2nd answer, but I accidentally clicked thumbs up. My bad.

Thou shalt not kill? I'm willing to bet this guy supports the death penalty too.

Answer 10

I agree with assisted suicide, as long as it is clear that it is truly the person's choice. I know of people who died in so much pain that it was obscene. People who would not allow a family pet to suffer apparently think it is fine for a human being to do so.
And considering the wars, genocide and homicide rates , 'Thou shalt not kill' appears to be applied selectively these days.