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Here is a story about an American vet who was wounded in Irag. He has suffered for many years, and his condition is not expected to improve. This is just one example for this discussion. There are many people that suffer from terminal illnesses and deteriorating conditions that diminish their quality of life.
Are there any situations when the taking of one's life can be viewed as morally justifiable or is it morally wrong to do so based on other compelling reasons?
Here is a story about an American vet who was wounded in Irag. He has suffered for many years, and his condition is not expected to improve. This is just one example for this discussion. There are many people that suffer from terminal illnesses and deteriorating conditions that diminish their quality of life.
Are there any situations when the taking of one's life can be viewed as morally justifiable or is it morally wrong to do so based on other compelling reasons?
No, it is not morally justified to end one's life, suicide. Nor, it is morally justified for someone else to end that person's life, murder.
Maybe it's not morally justifiable to you, but I don't think you should be able to impose that belief on someone else.
Most of us wouldn't dream of letting our pets suffer. If they are sick with no quality of life and no prospects to get better we do the "humane" thing and put them out of their misery. Yet we will let family and friends we love dearly suffer for months or even years with no quality of life.
Sure a person has the right to end his/her life...."rights" wouldn't even come into play if that person took care of it themselves, and didn't ask for someone else to do it for them.
I think that yes, they have that right, and certainly people who are terminally ill should have the option. However, I don't think this means we should ignore depression or bullying related suicides, because no one has the right to let people who are depressed or going through abuse or trauma suffer.
However, those situations are completely different from someone who is going through great physical pain with little hope of survival and no hope of full recovery.
I agree with the majority on here. If one is suffering and hates life, what good does it do to stay?
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