ASSISTED SUICIDE - Would you help do it

obal85 · (#1 (**permalink**))

Whats your thought on ASSISTED SUICIDE, medically known as EUTHANASIA. Its legit in a country like Switzerland and illegitimate in a country like the United Kingdom. Would you help someone die on his/her request? Do you think itsmorally right or wrong consideringfeelings of the person requesting help to die?

COLTRANE · (#2 (**permalink**))

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cocoasweet · (#3 (**permalink**))

What I find stange is that if an ANIMAL (who cannot communicate its wishes) is terminally ill and suffering, it is seen as moral, kind and humane to put it to sleep. If a HUMAN (who can speak for his/herself) is in exactly the same position its morally wrong???
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dimoke · (#4 (**permalink**))

cocoasweet wrote:

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What I find stange is that if an ANIMAL (who cannot communicate its wishes) is terminally ill and suffering, it is seen as moral, kind and humane to put it to sleep. If a HUMAN (who can speak for his/herself) is in exactly the same position its morally wrong???
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Coco, this isexactly what i argued for in one of my legal methods' presentation. I was hounded down by my class mates and my African friends said that i was taking it too far with their "thou shoul not kill"preaching mumble jumbo!

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Unfortunatly this question will not be answered until the religious right realise that people have a CHOICE and as long as the person in question is capable of making a choice in sound mind and IS not harming others.

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If we were to makeevery law based on emotions or personal opinions due to ourreligious believes society would be too prudish and chaotic.

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cocoasweet · (#5 (**permalink**))

@ Dimoke

I wonder what those SAME people feel about execution..."eye for an eye" style??

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dimoke · (#6 (**permalink**))

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@ Dimoke

I wonder what those SAME people feel about execution..."eye for an eye" style??

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Noooooooooo! They will tell you don't even go there.Sudenly the new tastement goes out the window and its about the criminal being evil, unsavable blahblah.......

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I remember back home in the Congo(DRC) my dad's church going friend demanding the return of the death penalty yet he thought that suicide is a sin and that life is God's gift blahhblahhh! Oh and when i was in Nigeria some people thought nothing wrong with burning a desperate Man for stealing FIVE Nira. one ofthese Men was our landlord yet the hypocrite had the nerve to call my Dad a pagan because he held a church funeral for an AIDS victim who couldn't cope anymore and drowned himself!

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Oh dear i could go on forever.......

Mokele Mbembe · (#7 (**permalink**))

We are not talking about execution we are talking about the assisted suicide, presumably of someone who is in deep and incurable pain.

I have no problems with it.

The person wouldnt have asked if it wasnt the thing they wanted more than anything else, its selfish on one level to ask that of me but then its even more selfish for me to think about myself and guilt in that situation.

Madam Butterfly · (#8 (**permalink**))

Not meaning to sound harsh, but if the person is terminally ill and will die anyway, what is the point of prolonging their pain if they are still in sound enough mind to make the request? In such cases, it is not as if the patient will make a recovery. It seems akmost sadistic to keep them suffering because of some flawed moral code. I would hate to wach a loved one in that much pain, knowing their last moments will be nothing but pain and suffering. People are worth more than that.

cocoasweet · (#9 (**permalink**))

@ DrunkMonkey,
I hear what you are saying but the execution issue was raised in connection to a posting regarding people who had objections to euthanasia/assisted suicide for biblical reasons, however had no objection to execution.

Whether we agree with assisted suicide or not has to be based on some kind of reasoning, we were discussing possible reasons why people would be against it and highlighting the hypocrisies.

dimoke · (#10 (**permalink**))

cocoasweet wrote:

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@ DrunkMonkey,
I hear what you are saying but the execution issue was raised in connection to a posting regarding people who had objections to euthanasia/assisted suicide for biblical reasons, however had no objection to execution.

Whether we agree with assisted suicide or not has to be based on some kind of reasoning, we were discussing possible reasons why people would be against it and highlighting the hypocrisies.

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@coco, thanksniceone.gif

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@drunkmonkey, the above explanation is what i meant

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MsPnutt · (#11 (**permalink**))

i am all for it.

if worse comes to worse.. i hope my loved ones respect me enough to honour my wish to die with dignity.

or else.. nuff ppl r gonna get haunted by a pissed off ghost for sure.

Prosperity · (#12 (**permalink**))

Sure, I'd do it, kill-um in a second!

nahhhhhhhhhh,banana.gifbanana.gifbanana.gif If God is keeping them here it's for a reason.

wotsits18 · (#13 (**permalink**))

Madam Butterfly wrote:

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Not meaning to sound harsh, but if the person is terminally ill and will die anyway, what is the point of prolonging their pain if they are still in sound enough mind to make the request? In such cases, it is not as if the patient will make a recovery. It seems akmost sadistic to keep them suffering because of some flawed moral code. I would hate to wach a loved one in that much pain, knowing their last moments will be nothing but pain and suffering. People are worth more than that.

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More or less along the lines as l have always thought..Since l was @ school & the 1st time this was raised, l could never understand fully (LOVE) why if someone is suffering/has a terminal illness you would want to keep them alive (FEAR)..

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