Do you believe in mercy killing/euthanasia?

Answer 1

We do it for our dogs. Obviously Americans love their pets more than they love other humans.

Answer 2

No, it's not right for people to play God. The arguments given for euthanasia are usually about how the person is suffering. This is not accurate. Studies that asked people who were in a position to consider it why they would do it didn't even have pain as a top 5 reason. It was not wanting to lose control and not wanting to be a burden that were the common reasons. That's just wrong. I understand about control, but people can adapt. It's just wrong that people feel so valueless and insufficiently loved that they're a "burden" and should die.

The country that has most bought into that bogus argument is the Netherlands. They did it illegally for many years, then they passed laws legalizing it. The laws read so reasonably, but the TRUTH is quite different. There are people being euthanized against their will (here it's murder); they're not even terminally ill in many cases; and of course, "defective" babies even without the consent of their parents are being "euthanized" as well.

Check:
http://www.fumento.com/dutch.html
http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/
to read more info on these things which have come to pass in such a short time.

The US is not immune. Undoubtedly we also have many unreported cases of "euthanasia." However, in Oregon, there was already at least one disturbing case of the ending of an inconvenient life:
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-smith081902.asp

If someone is genuinely terminally ill they can have good pain treatment (too many docs don't know enough about that, some insurances won't pay for what's needed either, but really few people need to be in pain) and pass fairly quickly in a natural way without asking anyone to kill them or committing suicide.

Actually this is a good book on the subject--looks at legal, medical, and spiritual issues for end-of-life and crisis care. If more people would get a health care POA, there would be a lot less turmoil when something heartbreaking happens:
http://www.booklocker.com/books/2769.html
Michael J Laurence's
A Matter of Life and Death: Informed Advance Health Care Directives.

Answer 3

Belief plays no part in euthanasia's existence. While I think that euthanasia would be good for a number of cases, it has a high potential for abuse.

Answer 4

I honestly do . If it became into legal ,i could wish that if i became into in that concern that a pal or family members member could have the decency to place me out of my misery. My persevering with to stay whilst there is no wish in any respect strips me of my dignity , denies me of my autonomy as an grownup to make judgements for myself and could o.k. place my family members in dire economic straits by means of fact the actual fee of the attempt to maintain a lifeless individual alive. For some strange reason we expect of that that's no longer suited to allow an animal go through whilst there is no wish yet below an identical circumstances that's o.k. to allow a individual go through

Answer 5

Yes I support euthenesia, I dont view it as murder. Murder is when you kill some with evil intent, with euthenesia that isn't the case.