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For the past two decades, support for euthanasia has been steadily growing to bring us to out most recent poll which states that 70% of the Americans polled support it.
If a loved one of yours had a terminal disease, would you support putting them out of their misery? Moral questions like these aren't usually cut and dry, but have lots of grey areas.
Would you support a law/bill that allowed for doctors to euthanize your loved one?
Yes, I would support that. A person has a basic right to choose how they're going to die. Why should they live out their days in a hospital bed or in hospice, spewing out their money or their loved ones money to die what could be a horribly long death when they could choose to basically fall asleep? It's their life, their death, they should have that right.
I think, if someone wrote in their will or something that if the question is asked then the cord should be pulled, then euthanasia would be acceptable in those cases.
The big moral dilemma would be, does the next-of-kin have the right to decide if they die or not?
I think, if someone wrote in their will or something that if the question is asked then the cord should be pulled, then euthanasia would be acceptable in those cases.
The big moral dilemma would be, does the next-of-kin have the right to decide if they die or not?
Even more than "pulling the cord", could you watch someone take a lethal dose of drugs? I mean, we do so with our state's prison systems, but could you sit through such an event at your local hospice?
Yes, I would support that. A person has a basic right to choose how they're going to die. Why should they live out their days in a hospital bed or in hospice, spewing out their money or their loved ones money to die what could be a horribly long death when they could choose to basically fall asleep? It's their life, their death, they should have that right.
Yes, I think if that is what the person wants then they should be allowed to die in a dignified way. My grandma is terminally ill, and the doctors recently gave her 6 months to live. She's very religious, so would be morally against it. But I just think of when I'm old, and if I were to end up with the same disease (which is genetic) I wouldn't want to continue living like that. Especially knowing that there is no cure and I'm just going to continue to get worse over the next few months. I would much rather die peacefully surrounded by those I love.
Even more than "pulling the cord", could you watch someone take a lethal dose of drugs? I mean, we do so with our state's prison systems, but could you sit through such an event at your local hospice?
Yes, if they're in hospice, then they're most likely terminally ill. I'd much rather see my loved ones die peacefully then have to helplessly witness them suffer in pain for months. But again, its only if that is what the person wants.
The three that are against it are the ones the other seven want to kill!
An oversimplification, of course, but I have very little doubt that some of the people who prattle about "relativism" and other forms of Political Correctness; who insist that some "greater common good" outweighs the right of an individual to make his/her own decisions; who whine about the "scarcity of resources" in order to gain more control over them -- can usually be found in sympathy with the forefront of the euthanasia advocacy.
About fifteen years ago, my extended family, which includes no medical personnel. but does contain two veterinarians who are every bit as familiar with the degenerative process at the end of our days, faced life-support decisions involving two much-loved elderly relatives. We all agreed, and the end came peacefully; I believe that the vast majority of families are capable of facing the same choices without Big Brother's or Sister's participation.
I really would be in favor of letting people do this, if I was in a situation where I a terminal disease I don't know if I would want to go on and be miserable and a burden to others. I have seen in it my own family watching someone there as a vegetable it is so sad. Part of the problem is you have people running around saying a god or deity owns our bodies and we have no right to harm it. I think our bodies are our own. Too many people worrying about others and not themselves.
There are many misconceptions about assisted suicide. No one "pulls the cord" but the patient him or her self.
I knew two people who were candidates for an assisted suicide program. They were approved and had the drugs to go ahead and take their lives at the time of their choosing. Both had terminal Cancer were comforted in knowing when the pain got too great and they felt the time was right they could exit this world.
Were I still living in that state where people were allowed to do that and I were terminally ill as they were I would choose assisted suicide in heartbeat. I am glad to see others feel the same.
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