Assisted Suicide

[hoyt_hunter]

Our history teacher had us right a 1/2 page paper on this because no one knew anything about it, now that i have a better opinion, lets hear what u guys and gals think.

[TreeStandBowHunter]

Thats tough to call. I think it's screwed up but at the same time, I am not old and in pain either. Reading your post, I try to picture myself as an old person slowly dying a painful death. I probably would want to end it rather than suffer. I think if it's a legit reason and all agree, then why not. I mean right now, I think it's messed up but when/if I reach that stage in life where I am suffering, I might think differently.

I honestly don't think anyone can answer this honestly because I think you would have to be in that situation. JMO

Good post and good debate material

[VermontHunter]

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I honestly don't think anyone can answer this honestly because I think you would have to be in that situation. JMO


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There's my answer,,,couldn't have stated it any better...

[hoyt_hunter]

IMO if the person is terminally ill, and doesnt have a good chance at living, it should be their call. If they don't want to be in the pain or don't want huge hospital bills for their families to worry about, it should be up to the person.

[robk]

i would guess this is my take on it. unless i am the one making that decision whether i want to die or not there is know real honest answer you can make. it is a definate final decision to make and once you have someone who is administering the drugs to put you out. once your asleep you can change your mind and the other drugs administered it is all over. the one thing i told my wife was if i was in a coma and they said there is not true chance for survival then pull the plug. other than that i have no answer on assisted suicide
rob k

[stevebeilgard]

i've seen some terminal folks who would love to have had the option. if i ever get there, i guess i'd have to give it some thought.

This is a really tough question. I know that the Bible says that it is a sin to commit suicide. But then, I have to wonder about that person's state of mind at that moment of time.

I mean, you have to be crazy to kill yourself, right? A person in excruciating pain is NOT going to be thinking straight.

If my mother or father were in excruciating pain and were terminally ill, and asked me to help them die...I wouldn't know what to do.

Because once again...I am not in that situation yet. And I hope I NEVER will be.

[HuntingInMaine]

Since you asked, here's my two cents. If you have a pet who is dying from a painful and/or debilitating condition, everyone says the "right" thing to do is to put them to sleep. They aren't suffering any longer and can rest in peace. I feel it's the same way with people. Who am I to tell the person who is suffering with incurable cancer that they should tough it out until their body finally gives up? If it's the humane and right thing to do for a pet, why is it wrong for a human? It should be up to the person in question what they want to do with their life and if they want to terminate it and end the suffering then they should be allowed to do so with dignity.

[leatherneck]

Well said Hunting In Main. I totally agree with you.

Well, HuntinginMaine................I personally don't think I could do it. I mean, your talking to someone who would NOT be able to shoot my pet. That would have to be done by someone else.

So..................if someone were to ask me to help them die.......I'd have to find them someone else to do it probably.

So is the question---should it be legal??? Um, there would have to be a LOT of conditions to that. I would think that first, the person would HAVE to be terminally ill and it would have to be done by a DOCTOR. Otherwise, you would have a LOT of people saying: " Well, I killed him cause he said he wanted to die" You know?

[leatherneck]

You make a good point Andrea. I am not saying that I would be able to do it myself. And I do think that the person should be determined terminally ill by a doctor before it would even be considered, and that it should be done by a doctor. If I am laying there suffering, and there is no hope what so ever, I would not want to be a burden to or put my family through the agony of haveing to watch me suffer.
JMO

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

If a person wants to off themselves, that's one thing. But having a doctor or someone else do it for them is totally different. It opens up way too many questions about what that person's true intentions are. Example: I have an aging parent that I either can't care for or I don't want to spend the money on them for a nursing home. They get sick, can't really communicate, and I decide to tell the doctor to euthanize them. But how can the doctor be sure that's what they realy want. And how can we be sure that recovery to some degree isn't a possibilty? There's just too much room for fraud/error/malice.

[buckee]

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If a person wants to off themselves, that's one thing. But having a doctor or someone else do it for them is totally different. It opens up way too many questions about what that person's true intentions are. Example: I have an aging parent that I either can't care for or I don't want to spend the money on them for a nursing home. They get sick, can't really communicate, and I decide to tell the doctor to euthanize them. But how can the doctor be sure that's what they realy want. And how can we be sure that recovery to some degree isn't a possibilty? There's just too much room for fraud/error/malice.

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Yep, that's exactly how I feel about the whole issue too. Suicide is an ugly enough issue, without giving someone else the right to help you. It's opens the door to all kinds of evil...IMO.
If I want to die that bad, I'll just have to hope God takes me quick. I'd hate to have my blood on someone elses hands...permission or not.

[Canadian_Goose]

try to hurt my family and i'll show you the meaning of assisted suicide :P. And i am sure many feel that way too.

[stevebeilgard]

assisted suicide already exists in america. in oregon, the doctor is allowed to prescribe an overdose of a drug. if you take the "medicine" that he prescribed, you will die. legal suicide. just was o.k.'d by the us supreme court last week.