Euthanasia Topic

[mistysakura]

I firmly believe in the right to euthanasia. And suicide. I believe in a person's right to choose to die with dignity. I understand about moral qualms in the abortion topic, since the person choosing to abort the foetus isn't the foetus itself, and might not have the rights to speak for it. But we should have rights over our own bodies, and if we wish to die, so be it. Some in this thread have argued that we don't have sufficient information to decide when we should die -- but does this mean that we shouldn't be allowed the right? We will never have "enough information" for any decision we make. If we choose to marry, is it with the sure knowledge that we'll live happily ever after? Every time we cross the road, do we know that some maniac won't run us over? With every decision comes a risk, but that doesn't mean we should back away from decisions. I would rather weigh up the pros and cons of my life myself than leeave it up to chance. I trust myself, at least, to know better than chance.

The icky bits of it are that people may feel pressure to die if they feel they are a burden, and people might not be mentally capable of deciding to die. That I'll leave up to legislation. Every law has icky bits, but we should still fight for the rights behind the laws as much as possible.

[Drago]

I firmly believe in the right to euthanasia. And suicide.

Hello. There's a curious little statement you didn't really follow up on? Are you suggesting that you are for a person's right to end their life if they are suffering from stress or depression? Or is this just with regards to people suffering a terminal illness? Because if it's the former, I'd have to say that I strongly disagree with you - suicide should never be used as an escape from life.

That being said, I'm for euthanasia, as long as it is in the scenario that Heald outlined; that the person be capable of making that decision themself, or having expressed written intent. I personally would not want to suffer a slow painful death, or spend the rest of my life in an unaware, brain damaged state.

[Blademaster]

I firmly believe in the right to euthanasia. And suicide. I believe in a person's right to choose to die with dignity.

...Uhhhh...

MOVING ON.

I support euthenasia. People that're sick enough to wanna check out early make sense. It's like the abortion topic: If you have a valid reason, then I'm fine with it.

And no, 'lol forgot condim' and 'Linkin Park broke up...' are NOT valid reasons.