I just heard about this story that people are trying to make suicide a "personal choice". What do you think?

Question

In some states you can go to a pharmacy and get these red pills that will kill you. This man bought them that was terminally ill. He thought it was nice to know that he always had an option if things got too tough. This story was on the news a little while ago. What do you think?

I personally dont think this should be allowed. Terminally ill patients should be able to use it in certain situations, but hink of how many depressed teens and adults would steal these pills and abuse them. What are we really creating with this product? The right to suicide.

Answer 1

This is the liberal mentality, and acceptance of abortion, ect, has led down this road.

Notice the person above referring the liberal phrase "quality of life." Whenever you hear that term, you know that you're dealing with a hardcore liberal, who wants "quality of life" to exist according to an arbitrary definition.

For example, if someone over 65 acquires the flu at some point, they might be determined to have an inadequate "quality of life" and subject to euthanasia.

Remember, whenever you hear someone mention "quality of life," that's a represents a dangerous red flag.

Answer 2

The only reason there's no 'right to suicide' is because of religion...its a sin apparantly to commit suicide, to take the life god gave you and all that.
As for the cases of terminally ill people - they're the ones who have to go through the pain and suffering of being sick, they should always be allowed make the decision to end the pain, without the worry that they 'wont get into heaven' too! Any religion/god that imposes such nonsence on you is a sad state of affairs altogether.
Depressed teenagers, well the whole little red pill thing should be strictly kept for those who are terminally ill....i believe there is always another way out of a crappy life, killing yourself because you're depressed is'nt an answer....especially for those who havent even tried to sort themselves out...therapists/med's etc etc.

We need more awareness of drpression in young people etc, and for it not to be such a taboo subject!
Tricky subject but i suppose at the end of the day you didnt ask to be born so you can end it all if you want to...

Answer 3

Well, I don't know anyone who's successfully committed suicide and been prosecuted for it, so I would have to say it's not illegal. Astronauts are given poison tablets when they go into space, just in case something goes wrong and they find themselves stranded with no hope of rescue. Some special ops. soldiers are also given suicide pills in case they are captured so that they can die before they are tortured into giving out secrets. In certain instances, it has always been not only a person's right, but responsibility, to end their own life. As for the pill being stolen and/or misused, you can't really factor in non-quantitative possible abuses. If it can't be quantified in some way, how can you? If we did that, nothing would be produced at all. How many people misuse Tylenol every day? A few hundred thousand? Yet I don't see anyone up in arms about getting it off the market, and this is a quantifiable factor, too. We actually COULD get these numbers. You can't on something that's not in circulation.

Answer 4

I am not sure about the little red pill thing, but I am with Dr. K. and I support what he has done. Whether there is someone or something that will assist suicide or not, the person will find a way to do it if they want it bad enough.

Suicide is a personal choice and it should not be condemned or condoned. I should be left alone. It has been occurring for years, well beyond our time, and will continue well after. I have been affected by suicide more times than I cared to experience and I am sure it will happen again. We have to realize that these individuals see no other way and that they do not go to "hell".

Answer 5

Do you have a link to this story, because I'm a little skeptical. If it is true, I think it is very sad. I've had a friend commit suicide and it hurt me very badly. He was in a tough time in life, but I think with some counseling he could have turned things around. I don't want to judge people for their decisions, though. I can't say what I'd do if I was in their shoes. If I had a painful terminal illness, that pill would be very tempting.

Answer 6

I don't think it should be allowed either. The Bible says do not Kill that includes your own self! I agree that suicide is a personal choice just as brushing your teeth or taking a bath. It's sad that it's so "accepted" these days that these pills would be made available to just whoever wants them. What an awful thing. This world continues to get worse and worse. We really need to be praying for this country and it's citizens.

Answer 7

People can, in general commit suicide anyway. the exception is when they have a total loss of motor functions and a major loss of communication. They may want it to be over, to stop there's and other's suffering, but they are unable to, that it what needs to be debated most heavily.

The suicide pill is just a facilitator, if people were serious about suicide they would go through iwth it any way they could.

Answer 8

Could you provide a link to this news story?

The way this is written it sounds like you are saying these pills are designed soley to kill people. I do not believe this for one second. Now, he could have gone to the pharmacy and got any number of things that would kill you if you mixed them with alcohol or simply took too many.
Is this what you meant? Or is this just entirely made up?

Answer 9

Well, in my most humble opinion...
Assisted suicide has been happening since Shamans understood the use of herbs. It is only in the past fifty years of lawsuits and the subsequent scrutiny in the medical field that anyone (people who feel they have the right to dictate other people's medical futures because of a religion they don't share) have objected.
All I have to say is go walk through any assisted living home and really look into the eyes of a person who's mind and/or body has failed them completely. If you don't come out saying you wouldn't want to live like that, you're either really stupid or really brave. o.O

Answer 10

of course everyone has the right to live or die but i don't think that it is right. i think that no matter the situation everyone should try to live. i believe that it is a great sin to commit suicide. but i also think that the people who try or think about it need love and support and professional help immediatly. no one should have to feel this way. and yes i think this would definitly make suicide rates go up among teens because teens seem to think and act on suicide more and if this is so easily accesible than they would be more successful in following through before someone can intervene.

Answer 11

I had not heard this story but it is terrible. A person who is so ill is not in their right mind emotionally. They want to get out of the pain they don't necessarily want to die. It is For God alone to determine how I will die not me. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away is what Job said it is never the right of the individual to make that choice.