Shouldeuthanasiabelegal.docx
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Shouldeuthanasiabelegal
Shouldeuthanasiabelegal?
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I,likemostpeople,haveseenindividualssufferanddieinpainwhenhumanityaswellaslogicdemandsthattheyshouldbeallowedtoendtheirliveswithdignity.ItistobehopedthatabillwillcomebeforeParliamentbeforetoolongandthatMPswillbeallowedafreevote.Livingwillswouldbeagreatstepintherightdirection.
TonyFlook,ReigateUK
Afteracertainage,peopleshouldbefreetodecidewhethertheywanttocontinuelivingortogoawaypeacefully.Idon'twanttolieinsomenursinghomenotabletoperformtheactivitiesofdailyliving.Ifpeoplewanttodiewhentheyhaveaso-calledterminalillness,theyshouldsaysobeforewhiletheyarehealthy.Deathisnotjustaboutthedyingperson,itisalsoaboutthepeopleleftbehindwhomightfeelthepainofdeath.Euthanasia,sure,butthestandardshouldbesohighthatvoluntarydyingdoesnotbecomeanothernameforsuicide.
JosephOgah,CedarFalls,USA/Ghana
Emotionsandfeelingsaretheverythingsthatmakeushuman
M.John,CebuCity,Philippines
Emotionsandfeelingsaretheverythingsthatmakeushuman.Theyaretherootsofcreativityandpassion.Ifweaccepteuthanasiaasapartofsociety,thenwewouldbeencouragingourselvesandotherstomissoutontheemotionsoneexperienceswhenoneisatthevergeofdeath.Howwouldwethenbedifferentfromrobotsthatarediscardedaftertheyoutlivetheirusefulness?
M.John,CebuCity,Philippines
Ifindithardtounderstandhowweasanationarecompassionateenoughtoputanimalsoutoftheirmisery,butwillnotallowafellowhuman,who,ofteninthesecircumstances,wouldbeinextremepaintomaketheirfinalexitasdignifiedaspossible.
Lisa,London,England
IwouldliketocontrolmydeathasIliketocontrolmylifeasfaraspossible.IhavemadeawilltoputmyaffairsinorderandIwillmakealivingwilltotaketheburdenoffanyrelativeswhoneedtosecond-guessmywishes.Iliketobetreatedlikeanadultandeuthanasiaisanadultsolutiontoaverysensitiveandpersonalpartoflife.
SueBinns,WestYorkshire,UK
Thisisnotsomethingthatshouldbedecidedbypoliticians
AkuaSarpong,Accra,Ghana
Idon'tthinkeuthanasiashouldbelegal.Itshouldonlybealastresortandwheretherehasbeenin-depthdiscussionbetweenthepatientandfamily.Ithinkeachindividualhasarighttolifeandhasarighttochoosehisdeath.Thisisnotsomethingthatshouldbedecidedbypoliticians.
AkuaSarpong,Accra,Ghana
IoncereadthatonlyGodcouldsavelives,doctorsmerelyprolonglife.Sowhyshouldtheyhavetoprolongalifeofsufferinginsteadofendingalifewithdignity.Bykeepingpeoplealivewhoareinpainandsufferingaretheynotgoingagainsttheirveryprofession?
IwonderwhatHippocrateswouldhavethought,"First,donoharm"?
MartinCampbell,OxfordUK
Letussupposethepurposeoflifeistodeepenawareness.Theexperienceofapproachingdeathmaybedistressingandpainfulbutitcanproduceprofoundchangesinpeople,therewardscouldbeincalculable.Forexample,totakeoneofmany,mygrandfatherallhislifeanon-Christian,hoursbeforehisdeathrepented,itwastheculminatingmomentinhislife,forhimitwasthedifferencebetweenapurposefulandawastedlife,betweenheavenandhell.Whilenoonereallyunderstandsthemeaningoflifewhoarewetobesoarrogantastotakeawayonehourofit.
Anon.
TheargumentthatonlyGodcandecidewhensomeonediesisillogical.SurelythentreatinganillpatienttoprolongtheirlifeisinitselffightingGod'swill?
SG,Crawley,UK
Ontheonehanditshouldbelegaltorelievesufferingandontheotheritshouldremainillegaltoprotectpeoplewhoareincapableofmakingadecision.
Juignet,Angers/French
AfterseeinghowpeacefullyabadlyinjuredfoxwasputdownbyinjectioninafewminutesbyanRSPCAinspector,andhavingwitnessedthesufferingoftwodearlylovedrelativesbeforetheyinevitablydiedinagony,Iaminfullfavourofendingmylifeinthequiet,peacefulwaythefoxwentasleeptoendit'ssuffering.Wearejustasimportantasthatfox!
KenAttwell,Swansea,Wales,UK.
IfinditextremelyoddthatsomanypeoplerefertoGodinthismatterinsofarastheysaythat"Goddecideswhenyourlifeshouldend".Ifyoutakethattoitslogicalconclusionthenweshouldalsobananytypeof"lifesaving"medicaltreatmentsuchashearttransplantsetcwhichprolonglife.ThissubjectwillALWAYSbeasadonebutmypointofviewisthatifsomebodyissufferingsomuchpainitshouldbetheirrighttochoosetoliveordie.
SamOwen,UK
Idon'tseethisasa"choice"forpatients.Itreallyisalastresort.Therearesomanycaseswherethereisnohope,andprolongingthepainforthesickANDthefamilyisalmostcruel.Someofthecommentsseemtoindicatethattherewillbe"SuicideClinics"whereyoucanbuydeath.I'msurethatthisisn'tthecaseandthattheprocesswillbeadministeredcarefully(itneedstobe!
).We'redealingwithlife,sufferinganddeathhere,notawhimtoenditall,andcertainlyNOTawayfordoctorstofreeupbedsintheirhospitals.
Toallthosewhoareagainstthis,whynotvolunteertocounselthevictims(boththesickandfamily)tounderstandthefullconsequencesofwhatisatstakehere.Youmaychangeyourmind.
ChristopherLaird,Tokyo,Japan
Letpeopledotheirownlivinganddying
CharlesJohnston,SydneyAustralia
I'mhavingahardtimeunderstandingwhypeoplewhoarequitewellandhealthyinsistonforcingtheirstandardsontootherswhooftenarenot.Peopleshouldmindtheirownbusinessandletpeopledotheirownlivinganddying.
CharlesJohnston,SydneyAustralia
Anewborninfantcannotfeedhimself,cleanhimself,orcommunicate,andliveshislifeessentiallyasavegetable.Takingcareofhimissurelyaburdenonhisfamily,yetnoonewouldquestionthisburdenorpitythefamily.Thisshouldapplyevenmoresowhenthepatientissomeonewhohaslivedafulllifeandsacrificedtotakecareoftheirchildren.Let'snotforgetthatlifeitselfisaterminalconditionthatcanbeverypainful.Wealldie,andmanyofusgothroughgreatpain.Butwherethereislifethereisalwayshope.Wewhoarehealthymustrememberthiseveryday,evenmoresothoseofusinpain.
Sarah,Jerusalem,Israel
Inmyopinion,euthanasiaisthemoralequilivantofabortionandshouldbeaprivatematterbetweenapatientandaphysician,neithershouldbedecidedbypoliticians.
BennieGosney,Pinole,CAUSA
Thepreservationoflifeisanaturalinstinct
PascalBessong,Thohoyandou,SouthAfrica
Thepreservationoflifeisanaturalinstinct.Anyactcontrarytothisisunnaturalandthereforemorallyevil.Ourworldisapleasure-seekingworldthathaslostthesenseofdignityinsuffering.AsaChristian,Ibelievesufferinghasasupernaturalvalue.NocreaturewilleverfeelthepainofsufferingasChristdid.Godgiveslifehow,whereandwhenHefindsitexpedient,soGodwilltakeawayalifeinsimilarconditions.Nocreaturehastherighttointerferewiththis.
PascalBessong,Thohoyandou,SouthAfrica
Wegivethegiftofapeacefuldeathtoourpets,whynotourhumanrelatives?
WhywouldaGodneedustosufferunbearablepain?
AnneV.Gyles,USA
Euthanasiaisnotacrime,itisachoice
JoeD,Oregon,USA
InOregonasimilarlawwaspassedlastyear.Itisnowtiedup(likeallothermatters)inthecourtsystem.Theyaretryingtodecideifaterminallyillpatientis"sane"enoughtochooseeuthanasia.Ifsomeoneaskstodie,itistheirchoice.Becauseoursocietyhasbecomeso"politicallycorrect"toomanytimesdecisionsarequestionedmorethantwice.Euthanasiaisnotacrime,itisachoice.Iseeitnodifferentfromawoman'schoiceforanabortion.Shehasthefreedomofchoice.Isay"letusmakeupourownminds"andleaveusalone.
JoeD,Oregon,USA
Idonotbelievethatanyonehastherighttokill(thusIamalsoagainstcapitalpunishment).NeitherdoIbelievethatanyonetherighttokillthemselves,butIalsothinktheideaofpunishingsomeoneforattemptedsuicideisridiculous.WhatIdobelieveinistherightofanyindividual,adultorchild,torefusetreatmentprolongingapainfulandinevitabledeathandtorefuseresuscitation.Thesechoicesoughttobemadebeforewitnessesandofficiallyrecorded,withoutthepossibilityofkinoranyoneelsecountermandingthesepersonaldecisionswhentheawfulmomentcomeswheretheyhavetoberespected.
PhilBarr,Frankfurt,Germany
SodoctorsintheNetherlandsnowhavea'worknumber'forassistedsuicidetoneatlyenterintotheirreports.Therebybearingtheresponsibilityarguedsostronglyasbeingtoomuchforajudgetobearinthecaseofcapitolpunishment.Thedoctor-patientrelationshipwillbechangedforevernowtheirroleisnotunambiguouslytosavelifeonly.Neversaytoyourdoctor"Ifeelinglikedeath"whenheaskshowyou'refeelingtoday.Inmyviewaresponsiblecaringdoctorispreparedtoapplyhisdiscretionmorethanconvenient'worknumbers'tothemyriadconditionsencounteredindealingwithhumanlifeinillhealth.
DavidManthorpeHanoi,Vietnam
Itisnotuptoustointerferewiththecoursethatourlivestake.
Caroline,Holland
TheWesthasabdicateditsresponsibilitytotrueloveandcarefortheneedyandthehelplessinitssociety.Thedebateabouteuthanasiaispossibleonlybecauseoftheselfcentred,NarcissisticcultureofPostModernEurope.WeinAfricasays:
"Nobodyknowstomorrow,itisthisday'ssunriseth
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