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Euthanasia is only illegal on moral (mostly religious) grounds.
What does that law accomplish? It only prolongs needless suffering. Who benefits from that?
As a side note, one should not expect empathy or compassion from religious people.
I already answered that from the Time Mag I posted even earlier in this thread.
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A study in the Netherlands found that one in four doctors said they had killed patients without an explicit request--including one doctor who believed that a dying Dutch nun was prevented from requesting euthanasia because of her religion, so he felt the just and merciful thing to do was to decide for her.
even if I didn't consider all assisted suicides murder, if 25% of assisted suicides were murder according to any definition then how can we allow such a law to take place.
would you also allow a parents to authorize a terminal ill child to be euthanized all in the name of some foolish attempt for mercy?
how about someone who was 100% mentally incompetent?
sorry to all those oppose religion on these threads, but the facts are liberals are who this verse in Isaiah (5-20) is talking about.
20. Woe to those who say of the evil that it is good and of the good that it is evil; who present darkness as light and light as darkness, who present bitter as sweet and sweet as bitter.
I already answered that from the Time Mag I posted even earlier in this thread.
even if I didn't consider all assisted suicide murder, if 25% of assisted suicides were murder according to any definition then how can we allow such a law to take place.
would you also allow a parents to authorize a terminal ill child to be euthanized all in the name of some foolish attempt for mercy?
how about someone who was 100% mentally incompetent?
These are all very good reasons for strictly regulating it.
These are all very good reasons for strictly regulating it.
and if you make even 1 mistake your a murderer according to all definitions.
and yes mistakes will happen even with strict regulations. Name 1 regulated area that doesn't have a lot of mess ups? Here 1 mess up will be murder even acording to your definition. (there is no other area where a mess up would be murder.
Another reason why this is immoral even if a person should have the right to forfeit there own life.
I met a perfectly sane patient who 1 day wanted to end it all and would do anything to do so and later in the week was thankfull that she was still alive. Even with strict regulations someone like that could get through would you want that on your conscience (I'm making an assumption you still have one)
people many times make rash decision when suffering. Even with the 24 hour waiting period this patient very well would have slipped through.
Nope,he went to prison for murdering someone,he did the actual deed.
In my opinion he was trying to be a martyr for his cause,and he got to be one in a way,although the cause surely did fizzle...hope he enjoyed his eight years in prison...LOL.
Complete lack of empathy, callousness about suffering, and laughing at other people's misfortunes is one of the main signs of a sociopathic personality.
and if you make even 1 mistake your a murderer according to all definitions.
and yes mistakes will happen even with strict regulations. Name 1 regulated area that doesn't have a lot of mess ups? Here 1 mess up will be murder even acording to your definition. (there is no other area where a mess up would be murder.
Another reason why this is immoral even if a person should have the right to forfeit there own life.
I met a perfectly sane patient who 1 day wanted to end it all and would do anything to do so and later in the week was thankfull that she was still alive. Even with strict regulations someone like that could get through would you want that on your conscience (I'm making an assumption you still have one)
people many times make rash decision when suffering. Even with the 24 hour waiting period this patient very well would have slipped through.
Far less mistakes or abuse than if it were not regulated. Like now.
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