Terminally ill people and their rights...

[Night Fly]

I think that if a person is competent enough to decided whether or not they want to live the rest of their life suffering...then they should be able to. I work in an ER and I have heard SO many older folks with terminally ill diseases say..."I am just so ready to leave this world because I just don't want to suffer like this any longer."

Yes, it is sad for the families...and a lot of people would look at it as being a suicide...but think about it. If they are 80 or so years old...and they feel like they have lived their life to the fullest...and don't want to suffer...let them go. They will be happier where they are going anyway.

This is an extremely controversial subject in the medical industry today....and I don't ever think it is going to be solved...because there are always a lot of people who agree with both sides.

 

[Norman Bates]

I think everybody should have the right to end his live when he/she wishes to do so.
I guess that´s some relict of religion forbidding suicide.

 

[Warik]

Why would only terminally ill people have these rights? If someone wishes to die at any age for any reason, that's between them, their families, and whatever Deity they worship.

Intrusive government - stay the fuck out.

-Warik

 

[The_Mexican]

Anyone against assisted suicide hasnt had someone close to them die from a terminal illness... if they had theyd understand.

 

[gymrat]

Here in Canada, to the best of my knowledge, it's not illegal to commit suicide. The issue with terminally ill patients, is assisted suicide.

Should assisted suicide be possible?

 

[WODIN]

Warik nailed it down. Nice one.

 

[booger]

If someone wants to commit suicide they should go ahead. The only thing stopping them is the fear of dying. It has nothing to do with rights. Just do it.

As far as these people that end up in some ward with dozens of tubes stuffed in them..... then they should have been smart enough to do themselves in before it came to this. They'll just have to ride it out if they can't get someone to hand them a poison pill.

If it was some jerk I didn't like in life I would go out of my way just to make sure they suffer as long as possible.