If you were in a vegetative state would you want to be killed?

Question

I know I woudn't for multiple reasons.

I mean there have been instances where someone has been in a vegitative state for many years and wakes up for a few days sometimes.

Although they may not always wake up permanently this shows clearly that it is possible that it is not just your body that is left, but also that your mind could be there too.

Plus I think that'd still be murder, even if the intentions are the best.

Answer 1

If there is no brain activity, "I" am already dead. I would hope they would harvest any usable parts and throw the rest in the dustbin where it belongs.
Murder is the destruction of a human being. If I am brain-dead, I am no longer a human being and cannot be "murdered," only put down like the worthless animal I had become.
The cases where someone wakes up after being declared brain dead are rare enough that they make a dang movie about each one, so using spontaneous recovery as a benchmark for correct medical procedure is like staking condemned criminals out in the field and waiting for a meteorite or a lightning bolt to do the execution for you ( and that's pretty silly, in case you didn't get my drift).
Cheers.

Answer 2

I don't want to live like that. Unhook the machines and let nature take it's course. It wouldn't be murder because I could
not live and breathe on my own so I did of natural causes.
I wondered, Can a Fruit turn into a vegetative state?

Answer 3

I would not want to be killed because a life lived as a vegetable is better than a life not lived at all. God will take me when he is ready not when someone is ready to give up on me and just pull the plug.

Answer 4

I have a Living Will. If I am in a vegetative state and doctors (more than one) and my family agree there is no hope for my recovery, then I want the plug pulled.

Answer 5

Dying with dignity - this means if you are in a vegetative state you do not want to be placed on any machines, this is the choice of those who wish to die with dignity - if you survive and wake up, fine. If not, well, that's the way life is meant to be.

Answer 6

If I was a vegetable for more than a couple of months I would want to be euthanized. I would not want to be a burden on anyone, nor would I want to wake up after being unconscience for years at a time.

Answer 7

I wouldn't want to be alive anymore. I have taken care of people in vegetative states, and I have never seen anyone recover. In fact, I have it in my will that when and if my aneurysm ruptures, try to save me...but if I am going to be in a coma with little chance of recovery, I do not want to be resuscitated or have anything (like a feeding tube or ventilator) to prolong my life. Just let me die, please.

Answer 8

I would rather die than be in a vegetative state. to never communicate with my family again. to may be conscious of everything around me but not being able to participate. to watch my husband suffer and maybe move on with another women. to see my family feel guilty over the fact they may have to let me go. to not be able to bathe and use the restroom on my own. not be able to eat or drink.

my mother had a heart attack and was on life support for what seemed an eternity. after all she suffered she was very upset at my sister and i when we said we thought that Terry Schiavo should have died with dignity rather than how she was suffering and paraded on tv for political purposes. my mother was in a different situation. she was conscious and able to communicate by writing. there was no way we would have pulled the plug on her. she was with us. she laughed a couple times. her wishes are to keep her alive and i think it has more to do with her catholic beliefs.

we all have the right to an opinion.

Answer 9

A big debate happened regarding this very thing a year ago. That's why it's important that you put advance directives in place and make your wishes known. You can also do something simple as this:

http://www.agingwithdignity.org/5wishes.html

Answer 10

Yes