Is Euthanasia - suicide under medical supervision - correct?
By suryachalla
@suryachalla (1369)
India
October 16, 2006 10:15am CST
There are many people who die suffering in hospitals or their homes. They would like to end their worthless lives. There are also some who leave letters before going into coma authorizing that all their life support systems should be removed if they go into coma after surgery, and then they go into coma. there are relatives of the terribly sick and suffering invalids, who cannot endure the pain being suffered by their loved one. All these people want their lives to end with legal consent. There have been many cases of euthanasia on record throughout the world. It is something like 'socially accepted suicide'. Is it acceptable to you?
1 response
@ilse72 (1450)
• United States
17 Oct 06
The truth is, we show more compassion for our pets than we do for terminally ill people. I believe in euthanasia if the patient wants it and it is documented that the person is terminal, has irretractible intolerable pain or is in a vegetative state. That is why living wills are one step in the right direction. I have a living will and it explains in great detail what measures I want taken or not taken if there is no hope for a meaningful life. This needs to be a personal decision and not one that is controlled by the government.
The sad thing is that many fear that euthanasia will open the doors to "dispose" of the handicapped or mentally ill. This simply is not true if it is set up with very definite guidelines...guidelines where the patient must have the desire in writing and where the diagnosis must be absolute. This is not a plan for murder but a plan for the humane ending of a human life when quality of life is permanently impacted or gone. It would never be forced on anyone but would be available for those who want it. I want the right to die with dignity. (I'm an R.N.)
