#15: Euthanasia

[Juliacoolo]

No. Killing is evil even though people request it from someone. I think it's messed up. People should move on with their lives even though they may be in a sad condition. Make the most out of it.

There's a difference between an animal and a human being. We have souls. Just saying...[/QUOTE]
I don't think you are being open minded when saying this (no offense meant). Euthanasia is just another form of suicide, which is legal. The only difference is that the person is unnable to kill themself. I am not saying suicide is OK, but it is someones choice whether or not they chose to live. Euthanasia would be best as a drug that takes away pain, and slowly kills. Otherwise, It's almost not fair to the person sufficating that they have to go through days of misery un-willingly.

 

[Pokequaza]

But still, what's the problem?:
- Person wants to die because in suffer and pain, but isn't able to kill him/herself.
- Person signed a paper which says it's legal to kill the person and he/she agreed with it.
- Person is put to sleep and dies... Where's the problem? Everybody's happy at the end and by signing an official paper nothing can go wrong.

 

[omahanime]

No. Killing is evil even though people request it from someone. I think it's messed up. People should move on with their lives even though they may be in a sad condition. Make the most out of it.

Is it any more evil to force a person to suffer?

 

[ZapCannon]

Why should we be supporting the sustanance of murderurs being kept in prison with tax dollars?

 

[afstandopleren]

^Because depriving them of their freedom is a better penalty then death: It's far to easy to kill them.

However, I do agree that we shouldn't have to pay for their confinement.

 

[apophys]

I would like to ask: is disconnecting a comatose/braindead patient from life support considered euthanasia? Because this specifically I am against. People have woken from 19 years in a coma. It would be wrong to deprive them of life.

The same for a vegetative state. It can be overcome, after years of therapy.


However, if someone wants to die, he should be allowed to kill himself, and given means to do so. Though, IMHO, not quick and painless. Severe depression may create suicidal thoughts, and it is too easy to give in to a quick and painless death. I suggest something like starvation (but faster) that can be reversed on second thought, if during the process he decides to keep living.


Bottom line: a conscious decision by the patient must be made before euthanasia is even on the table.

 

[xxashxx]

If the animal is very sick or old then yed because it will end the suffering and the pain buy it will leave a hole in the families life for awhile and some can't bare to get over. Yes if they are suffering badly.

 

[InfinityFangX]

If a person wishes to be put out of there misery, then i believe that, that is there decision and no body can tell them otherwise.

its there life, there decision, your family shouldn't be able to stop it because there life doesn't belong to them.
And if your family tries to stop you, then there just being selfish making you suffer like that.

And same goes with suicide, thats there decision if they want to kill themselves. No one should be able to stop them. i mean seriously ive tried so many times and they just keep on coming with there drugs and hospitals. Just let me and every other person who wants to die go already!

its not wrong, its reality.

 

[xxashxx]

If a person wishes to be put out of there misery, then I believe that, that is there decision and no body can tell them otherwise.

its there life, there decision, your family shouldn't be able to stop it because there life doesn't belong to them.
And if your family tries to stop you, then there just being selfish making you suffer like that.

And same goes with suicide, thats there decision if they want to kill themselves. No one should be able to stop them. I mean seriously ive tried so many times and they just keep on coming with there drugs and hospitals. Just let me and every other person who wants to die go already!

its not wrong, its reality.

We have that law where I live and it is in Oregon as well. It is called Death with Dignity though You have to be given at least 6 months to line and if the person requests the high dose of medication then at least 2 doctors or something like that have to approve of the lerhal dose. It was just approved a few months back but we did not want it though. This is actually a bad idea in many ways because yeah it may help end their paun and suffering but they should not have this right. Oregon approved it many years ago.