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I was on here and anwered one about a sick dog and everone inclueed me said to put him down, I went back and seen where they had added this Grandmother instead of pet or dog. So That got me to thanking.
If we are able to stop the suffering of our loveing pets, Why can't we stop the suffering of people.
My Grandmother suffered for 1 and 6 months of cancer. I Had to take care of her! I was only 13, but mon had to work and noone else could. She cryed all the time, becouse she was in so much pain. She could not eat, At the end they even put her in a coma, "due to the pain" but the tears was still there. So why can we end the suffening of our pets, and not us. She just begged to have it all end, but we could not do anything. One time she asked me to give her all her pain pills, you know at the end I had to really fight myself, becouse I could have helped her, before she got So Bad.

So to that one who asked this, I am Sorry and I am with you 100 %

Answer 1

I completely understand where you are coming from. but

there is so much to list. There is alot of bad people that will abuse this, because they want money, homes, or even hate the person that is in need.

Also I have bi-polar and sometimes I black out and say things I do not even know what i am saying, does that make it right, if my family was to put me down because I said i wanted to?

There are so much to thank about on this one there is alot on here that makes very good points.
To add to that, how would people say what is too much, and what has to be wrong with you.

Did you see news when that woman in the wheelchair?
Some of her family wanted her to go off the life support and the other did not. They even went to court.

This would be in the courts everyday, and we do not need our taxes doing that.

You are a very smart boy, You are going to make some adult!

Answer 2

It's a legal and a religious matter. Legally there are to many factors to consider and it would be hard to control then religiously there are people who consider it a form of suicide. Personally, I don't think anyone should be forced to suffer and there should be a provision for the terminally ill. We love our animals enough to stop their suffering and I would hope that if it were my wish that I would be able to end my suffering with medical help. You, however, did the right thing. I don't think that at 13 you would have been able to live with yourself had you ended your grandmother's suffering even though you knew that is what she wanted and that it would bring her some peace. Things like that need to be left to a medical doctor and not a family member.

Answer 3

This is a question of medical ethics. Dr. Kevorkian, aka "Dr. Death", went to prison for helping people to kill themselves, and there have been numerous instances of nurses that have been convicted of "mercy killings". The state of Oregon does allow euthanasia of humans under it's assisted suicide laws. However, in most states, taking the life of a human is considered murder. Some of the problems with allowing euthanasia is how to insure that people first of all want to die, and second, that they are not murdered by family members or others who considered them just a burden or are looking for an inheritance. But more importantly, there is a difference between humans and other animals. Humans have a consciousness and a soul, or spirit, which seperates them from lower animals. They are afforded rights and respect due to the fact that they are human, and one of those rights that most people recognize today is the right to adequate health care.

Perhaps your grandmother was depressed and would have felt differently if she had been treated for depression and her pain adequately controlled. The truth is that it is possible to control cancer pain, but most doctors, and even oncologists who specialize in cancer, don't know how--you need a pain specialist. Tears are not always an indication of physical pain, but can be anything from emotional pain (anguish or depression) to an uncontrollable reflex type action that is not associated in any way with pain. My husband's grandmother, who lived to be 100, cried and wanted to die for several years before she died, yet she was not in pain, and got out in the yard and worked doing things like raking leaves, even though everyone told her not to.

I'm sorry for your loss, but I don't think euthanasia of humans is the answer.

Answer 4

euthanasia is a widely debated topic good luck with this one. Its all about morals and the difference between a person and an animal. I have worked in a hospital for over 4 years and have seen what goes on and all the pain that people endure. Many people who are so close to death have their families making their health care decisions for them and sometimes the family members want them to hang on a little longer hoping for a miracle and other times they just want their inheritance. It is a touchy subject and who knows if they will ever make it legal to administer euthanasia.

Answer 5

Its because government agencies find it easier to justify having a pet euthanased, because, in this day and age a pet is a luxury, a commodity if you will, something to be bought and sold, and it doesnt share our humanity and it cant make its own choice. But a person in pain and wishing to die, before a terminal illness carries them off, thats different, there are too many other factors, the mental ability to make that choice, or lack of ability, opposing opinions of surviving family members. And the abilty of unscrupulous people to take advantage of it. There has been too many doctors who have taken it into their own hands to do euthanasia, and while yes, they have been charged with murder, but whether or not its murder or assisted suicide, thats the crux. If euthanasia became a viable option for terminally ill, in pain people, there would be many more doctors charged with malpractice suits, by family members who either didnt respect the persons wishes, or just didnt agree with them. There would have to be very strict guidelines to fit into to be a 'candidate', and not many people would fit into it, being mainly aged people with a lower pain threshold, and with mental illness making many no longer legally in charge of their own lives, you would need every surviving family member to sign an agreement, and if one wouldnt, well, it couldnt be done, simply on the basis of mental stability and fitness of the patient.

I am sorry about your situation, and sorry for your loss. And while i do agree with voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients, unfortunately, i also see it as not as easy as just making the decision on your own, its too prickly a situation, unfortunately its just not that easy. But having a terminally ill dog put to sleep is easier, just because they dont share our humanity, and arent as valued. Sad isnt it, all the wrong reasons on both sides.

Answer 6

I think the reasoning behind us not being able to euthanize people is the government is afraid that someone would kill someone and say they did it to end their suffering. Or it could be because we are afraid that if we ended peoples lives for cancer we might decide to kill those who were mentally deficient or ill, those with physical impairments or just anyone who was not perfect in someones eyes. Just as they do dogs and cats. You do realize that pets are put down just because no one wants them?

Answer 7

I can understand that, my grandmother use to always tell me the animals were the lucky ones to be allowed to have their misery ended. I watched several loved ones suffer so much, beyond what anyone should have to have suffer. And I laways thought of what my grandmother said. I realyy do not know what the difference is, the main difference is the person can come right out and tell you I want peace let me go. And that should be their choice. We make that choice for our animals and we end their suffering, because it is humane, what about us.

Answer 8

Been there myself with my Mother but sweetie we are not to say when a loved one goes. That is for God to decide. I'm sorry but I disagree even though I know it is hard to watch someone we love die we can not decide when. What if I would have assisted my Mom in her death and the next day a miracle cure was found? How would you decide who to assist if it was common practice? I just can't compare the life of a loved one to a dog.

Answer 9

Very interesting ... I live in The Netherlands where human Euthanasia is legal. My Mom lives in Florida and she has had to send me a copy of her living will. In the event that something happens to her (god forbid) and she is in a vegetative state she requests that the machines be turned off. Scary topic, but indeed very.. very good question.