Thoughts on Assisted Suicide?

[fpliii]

Just read this:

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/...byes/18389065/

Should terminally ill patients legally have the right to end their lives (and access to the drugs needed) on their terms?

[sweggeh]

Yes.


For a small fee of course.

[dude77]

Just read this:

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/...byes/18389065/

Should terminally ill patients legally have the right to end their lives (and access to the drugs needed) on their terms?

of course wtf not ? .. why should they be forced to keep living if they're suffering/in constant pain ? ..

hell, anyone who wants to die should be able to .. their body, their business

[dannywpt]

Yes, if a group/team of doctors/psychologist/psyciatrists do a thorough evaluation of the persons condition and come to the consolusion that the person can have the choice.

Total independent individual decision to have an assisted suicide, no. You can't always see clearly through physical and especially mental illness.

[MavsSuperFan]

Definitely for terminally ill patients.

people dont realize how painful terminal conditions can get.
Have you ever had really bad Diarrhea? You know that pain in the bowels of the body? Imagine something like that, but even more painful, and constantly forever.

Ever sprain your back? every had a muscle spasm in your rib cage, legs, etc? Ever feel like your body is tearing itself apart?

People terminally ill can reach a point where they are in so much pain it immobilizes them. The fact that we force these people to live/suffer until they die naturally (which might take years) imo is very cruel.

[Trollsmasher]

anyone should have the right to do this

to deny healthy people this right is a reverse healthism

[LOLCATS]

People are always trying to put barriers around others. What you can do, who you worship, who you are allowed to love, what you are allowed to do with your own body, and more things of that nature. It's completely within their right what they want to do.

[dude77]

Definitely for terminally ill patients.

people dont realize how painful terminal conditions can get.
Have you ever had really bad Diarrhea? You know that pain in the bowels of the body? Imagine something like that, but even more painful, and constantly forever.

Ever sprain your back? every had a muscle spasm in your rib cage, legs, etc? Ever feel like your body is tearing itself apart?

People terminally ill can reach a point where they are in so much pain it immobilizes them. The fact that we force these people to live/suffer until they die naturally (which might take years) imo is very cruel.

this should extend to mental pain and suffering also .. but since it's not visible people dismiss it .. some people suffer for years and years, silently ..

again, anyone who wants to end their life, should be able to .. why not ? who the hell is anyone to tell someone you can't .. it's not anyone's business ..

maybe do an evaluation to make sure they're sane/competent and all that good stuff .. but after that, it should be their call

[Pushxx]

anyone should have the right to do this

to deny healthy people this right is a reverse healthism

Artistically done.

[Myth]

of course wtf not ? .. why should they be forced to keep living if they're suffering/in constant pain ? ..

hell, anyone who wants to die should be able to .. their body, their business

I think this is the first thing you have said that I agree with.

[oarabbus]

Not very keen on the idea of a depressed 17 or 18 year old offing themselves. But I will say assisted suicide should be available to all individuals suffering from terminal diseases as well as 65+ (in America, age may be different in other countries)

[stalkerforlife]

I approve of it.

Eliminate suffering.

[J Shuttlesworth]

It's their life. If they want to end it, they should be able to safely. Check out the documentary called "The Suicide Tourist" Really interesting. The person has ALS and goes to get Physician Assisted Suicide

[Draz]

only if it's by being stoned

[masonanddixon]

100% support it.

I'm a very much anti-palliative care and very pro assisted death and continual medical treatment/oncology.