Should an adult have the option to legally sign a medical suicide waiver and end their life?
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"Yes, absolutely. I wrote my capstone college philosophy paper on euthanasia and assisted suicide, and simply put, there's no reason why an able-minded adult shouldn't have control over his or her body. I know the arguments against it: it's a slippery slope that will lead to a "culture of death" with no respect for life, any system could be abused by people trying to kill off their elderly family members, doctors are supposed to save lives not end them, and it's against my religion and your soul belongs to god. And those all hold some degree of weight (except the last one, if you're not religious), but none of them override the fact that you're taking away the right of a person to control his or her own body. We can come up with a system to work around those minor complaints, none of them justify denying basic rights to mentally competent adults. "
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Yes. and here in Switzerland, several organizations offer this service. EXIT or Dignitas. Even available to aliens.
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Yes. I lost my dad to suicide, so most people would probably think I wouldn't agree, but here's why. Yes, it took years to come to terms with why he did it, and to accept it. Now looking back, the one thing that bothers me, the one thing I can't get over, is that he was alone. That thought still brings tears to my eyes even 7 years later. What I wouldn't give to have been able to be there and hold his hand, to tell him I still needed him but I would be ok, to say all I want to do dad, is be here for you like you've been for me. No one should have to leave this world alone. EDIT: Thank you all so much for all the responses. I'm really overwhelmed with all the personal stories, condolences, and support. I'm reading every one and you all have brought be to tears too. Knowing my story touched some of you truly means so much. And thanks for the GOLD!
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Another way to look at it - should a doctor be forced to end the life of his patient?
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Since in my country there is mandatory military/civil service for 6/9 months i ended up working at a home for the elderly. Many of them want to go but can't. We force them to keep on going and often it's the own family's selfishness that prolongs their miserable lives even more (by taking additional prolonging actions). Who are we to tell someone to live if they don't want to? There is nothing more personal than your own life, so a person should be entitled to let it end in whichever way they see fit as long as it doesn't harm others.
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The biggest issue with assisted suicide is how do you judge whether or not a patient is mentally competent enough to make that decision. Who decides that? Next of kin? Doctors? Judges? What do you do in the situations where you can't tell if those wishes legitimately comes from the patient or if it's from the family?
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Absolutely. It's your life, you own it and you should have the ability to make the decision whether you want to end it or not. I would ONLY be okay with this if there was a large staff dedicated to counseling applicants. I think there should be at least a 1-2 week period of counseling to try and help the individual change their mind so they can't immediately go through with the procedure. If I were to try and put myself in the shoes of a medical worker I would feel better knowing I was a part of something that really tried to help these people and if they didn't change their mind, at least I was able to offer a 100% successful way to end their lives and without pain.
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only if you have a terminal illness with no cure. Not for the convenience that one's life isn't worth living or felling alone. This is from my point of view only.
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This is basically what Jack Kevorkian was fighting for. All his patients were terminally ill and chose assisted suicide.
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Honestly, it's not like euthanasia doesn't happen. It's just done quietly. You might as well make it a legal right, at least if the person is terminally ill. It will save everyone involved a great deal of pain.
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