Re: Euthanasia (or Assisted Suicide, more appropriately)

What is Euthanasia? How does it differ from assisted suicide? If people can't force me to live in pain, why can they force me to live at all? If I am the master of my life and health, why can I not also choose to harm myself?

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[1alfacharliealfa]

we're not forcing you to live, we (physicians) just will not participate in your suicide. We will not act as accomplices in your destruction. It is against our oath to prescribe lethal drugs to anyone.

[burnvictim77]

This is a discussion of law more than professional ethics.

[123vavavoom]

because its not good for their health..Its all about the benefit is nt it?

[burnvictim77]

But, people can first hand smoke... so, logically, that's worse for them. Why is it ILLEGAL to second hand smoke in public?

[tonyonly2]

Yes, youth in asia oops! euthanasia. Of course it's the right of religious people to block access to assisted suicide as well as euthanasia since it's against the will of god! NOT! Seriously now, It's my sincere hope that those who would stand in the way of a person's right to a peaceful, painless death should be given the privilege of experiencing that kind of end. Hopefully a excruciating end so drawn out that they have time to consider what ass-wipes they are. sounds harsh, I know.

[drummermonkey]

With regards to your libertarianism, a full blown libertarianism ultimately falls apart when one conciders that rarely are moral choices made fully autonomously and are free of unforseeable consequences to others. Ultimately you not having a seatbelt can have negative consequences to your family and friends if you are injured, and perhaps to those in the car with you. Assisted suicide is full of different moral problems, it does not merely center around individuals excercising autonomy.

[acsial]

It means that they don't want an insurer, government, or burned-out (or just uncaring) caregiver pulling the plug, to weasel out of their financial, filial and moral obligations.

[burnvictim77]

Means something... what does it mean?

And if I can find you the ones who do support it, what does that mean?

[acsial]

I recall a video shot by Dr. Kevorkian, of one of his 'clients', just before he offed her. She was apparently suffering from terminal stomach cancer. This woman was sitting upright, having an animated conversation with her hands. This women was obviously capable of doing herself in, by whatever means without involving another party.

The fact that disabled-rights advocates are VEHEMENTLY opposed to legal euthanasia indicates something, along with the resistance of Soviet-era docs to allowing it.

[Isaachelric]

assisted suicide normally applies to people who are incapable of ending their own lives and suffer greatly with no hope of recovery. that's how i view it. but i don't think it's right to assist a depressive emo kid to commit suicide just because it's his or her right.

[diddykongfu]

religion friend religion

[acsial]

'Assisted suicide' is an oxymoron. All of these 'death with dignity' types are perfectly capable of killing themselves without assistance. They just think that making it a 'medical procedure' absolves them of sin.

If you want to do yourself in then go ahead--just don't think you have the 'right' to get someone to do your dirty work. You are going to have to face what you did in the next life, regardless.

The people REALLY pushing this are insurers, who want to weasel out of their obligations.

[polkadotbox2]

Assisted suicide will always be controversial, whatever the laws.

Doctors have always assisted patients' suicide, they just didn't blow trumpets.

When a patient indicated that he was no longer willing to endure chronic suffering, a doctor would say: "I'm prescribing some painkillers to relieve your agony. Be sure to take only one at a time, this medicine is very potent and could be lethal. Your prescription is for 12."

With a smile and a last hand shake, the patient gets the message.

[iMissNintendo]

Ya the law you said okay .. well I want to know what you got to say about this quesiton

Why is it asisted suicide/(euthanasia) relevent to American government?

its acutally part of a project thanks enjoyed your vid