Euthanasia: Would you do it?

It is illegal in my country but I passed a pact with my parents: they are both bikers and if one day they have an accident and if they are in a vegetative state, they make me promise to stop their suffering and to practise the euthanasia... If I had to do it I would be very sad but I love them and so I will grant their wish

Yes, I have actually discussed this with my family and friends and I would honor their request. I know that I would not want to live like that so I would not leave someone that I love in the same situation. Does that make sense?

I would want it to happen to me if I was in that condition. I believe in it. Don't we have mercy killings of our beloved pets? Why not the people we love?

I absolutely couldn't. I know that's selfish, but I think I'd be a wreck if I had to consider that. I wouldn't condemn someone else for doing it, though.

Allowing Euthanasia and Mercy Killing Is Wrong UK Obstetricians propose to actively practice euthanasia and allow mercy killing of severely disabled newborn babies. This proposal, according to Independent, has been put forward by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, as an option of permitting mercy killings of the sickest infants to a review of medical ethics. While unbelievable, the College justifies the mercy killings of severely disabled babies in the following way: that "active euthanasia" should be considered for the overall benefit of families who would otherwise suffer years of emotional and financial suffering. According the report, the College has submitted its proposal to Nuffield Council on Bioethics and argues in the submission that "A very disabled child can mean a disabled family. If life-shortening and deliberate interventions to kill infants were available, they might have an impact on obstetric decision-making," Our publication strongly condemns such a proposal and calls on governments and societies to not allow such and evil proposal. "Euthanasia is not a future problem. It is a present problem. It is happening now and becoming increasingly accepted. And we are asleep, not realizing that the road we are on will lead to the massive elimination of the elderly and "incompetent," and anyone else considered to be a burden to society," writes Fr. Frank A. Pavone National Director of Priests for Life. In his article "Mercy Killing Is Murder" Rev. Ignatius -W. Cox, S. J, Ph.D. writes "The way in which the same moral question will thrust itself periodically on public attention is a curious phenomenon. It becomes a dangerous phenomenon, indicating a widespread moral malady, when with each periodic recurrence, more and more individuals of great potential influence take the wrong side, the ethically unscientific view, the immoral solution." Our fear is that this question of severely disabled baby Euthanasia is being presented in nice "valuable" terms: benefit of families, financial and emotional suffering, impact on obstetric decision-making, a chance for women to decide... Who are we do decide? Is this not crime to decide to kill the innocent babies? Since when did we start to play God? Do parents have the right to kill their babies? If no, how can governments or doctors decide so? It would be taking an advantage of an innocent severely disabled newborn child, who is ill, thrusts to those who bring him to life just about to kill and who can't speak or say a word, otherwise that child would have cried out... Let me live! I don't want to die. Don't kill me! Is this article becoming too emotional? We want the reader see the reality of what may happen because we don't experience it. Many doctors oppose to Euthanasia and mercy killing. Independent quotes John Wyatt, consultant neonatologist at University College Hospital, as saying: "Intentional killing is not part of medical care... once you introduce the possibility of intentional killing you change the fundamental nature of medicine. It becomes a subjective decision of whose life is worthwhile." Strongly opposing to the proposal of Euthanasia and Mercy Killing of severely disabled and sick babies, we conclude by asking, if the societies take this road how far will they go, who is next: the severely ill adults, the weak elderly? What if one day there not enough food and resources to support the world population? What do we do in this age of relativism, liberalism and lack of principles: do we start actively practice Euthanasia toward those who are not productive or efficient...?

it would take me a lot of courage and a lot of pushing before i would agree to this.Its like you are the one killing your loved one..But honestly,i would never know my answer unless i am in that situation already..just thinking about it,makes me quiver because what if i had no choice but to end his/her life?

I had to face this one several years ago with my wife. It is one of the most painful and agonizing decisions you will ever have to make in this life. In the end I agreed with the doctor and the fight ended peacefully. I miss her with all my heart but I believe I made the right decision.

I have always said it should be ilegal. Always said I would do it if ever in that situation and it was needed.I should have put it, I thought I could do it if in that situation.In 2005 my mother got a turn for the worse with cancer. It had made it to her liver. The doctors was telling us that she would be going into a coma. Everyday things was going more down hill.so they dicided she should come home with hospice. That night while sitting there for four hours waiting on the ambulance to get there to move her I was trying to go a little cold hearted.She always made me promise to leave a bottle of pills open beside her bed if hospice was ever called for her.I cried until I could not cry any more, I walked back and forth in that room trying to set my mind to where I could help her with what I promised. I could not do it.I knew she could not give herself the pills, she was not able to do anything for herself. he was not even using the bathroom on her own. You would think for someone who has believed mercy killing was the best thing for some people could have pulled it together but I could not. Well she finally made it home and rested that night. She was bright eyed the next morning talked my dads head off or thats what he tells everyone.It was only the two of us so we watched her in shifts. Then the hospice people came to talk to her/get to know her.I had only been in bed for a few hours but wake up with a bad feeling. I did not call my dad.I did not want to wake anyone up so I got my clothes on and went back.When I walked in my moms legswas laying on a pillow without any support under the knees.So I got over there and moved them.She said thats feels better.I got some lotion and rubbed them down.The sad thing is she could not tell us that something was hurting her and I could still not bring myself to do it. The two hospice people gave her meds a left.They overdosed her and she past in 15 minutes. It was still hard to take.It is a good thing if you can bring yourself to do it.

It should not done. As law and order rules all such matters

I would. I have worked as a nurse for many years, and it is heart wrenching to see people in this situation. You can't go on with your life, you are stuck in a limbo. You visit, you pray, but it tears you apart. I would also hope that my loved ones would do the same for me. I would never want to put them through that kind of pain.

i dont think i would, there was something on the news not that long ago, the husband want to pull the plug but the girl's family member doesnt, it got out of control, everyone is upset on the girl's side and stuff.

I don't think I could do it. Mercy or not ist is still murder. I must also say that I have never been in this situation so if I was maybe I would feel differently. I do not judge others; its just my personal opinion.

I know for instance that my husband and I have both had this talk, that if there one of us was being kept alive by a machine that other would make the doctors turn it off. Neither of us would want to live like that.

This would be the worst state of a person who has to do the act of mercy killing and if its to do for ur lover then it wud just be mothing lesser to hell! Christ,i hope no one on this earth get a situation like this.I would die first rather than seeing my Love in such a position...

It would not let my loved one die every day for the rest of their lives, instead i would prefer euthanasia for them. As I love them i would not see them in pain, if doing such a thing give them relief from their pain and suffering then that is good for them.

if my love one was like that i would let them go. if threr was no hope of them comming back to us at all why let them lay there any longer than they have to. if they are that far gone they are already in the place they were went to go. heaven. so i would go ahead an pull the plug as you say. let them sleep in peace finally. let them go.

if there is really nothing we can do and the doctors as well then i think that it is the best

I don't agree with this. If he has to die he has to die not to be killed.

I'm italian,and one months ago,here in Italy,there was the sory of Welby,a man who was alive only for the medical machines,but he had manifestate the intention of die.In my opinion euthanasia is not a legal and civil method,is lika kill a person.

I really don't think I could do it. No matter how much pain or how bleak, I just couldn't. If they are still present on this earth, there is a reason and cause for it. Nature takes those when it is ready, and only then.