10-25-2008, 09:22 PM | #21 |
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Re: Euthanasia, do you support it?
So murder/rape/robbery/etc. is alright?
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10-25-2008, 09:28 PM | #22 |
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Re: Euthanasia, do you support it?
My friend did it to his dog because his dog was old, couldn't walk, was turning kinda blue, and his knee joints were totally worn out, and his age was close to the oldest dog that ever lived o_o.
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10-25-2008, 09:35 PM | #23 | |
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Can you put yourself in their position? If you are in so much pain that you wish to die -- isn't that reasonable cause to let them die? Anesthesia can only work so much. Although I have never been in such a situation, and my opinions may change -- I'd rather be put out my misery. What kind of a life can a person lead like that? Quote:
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10-25-2008, 10:12 PM | #25 | |
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If they want to die, then that is a different story. If you, personally, would rather be put out of your misery, then you should tell someone you love that it is your wish to do so if, god forbid, anything like that should ever happen to you. However, if a person has not laid out specific requests, I believe it should be assumed that they want to live, and they should continue living. Maybe to your standards a person cannot live a "good life" while in a lot of pain, but they can certainly still live. And it is nobody's decision but the person in pain's. |
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10-27-2008, 01:33 AM | #26 |
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Re: Euthanasia, do you support it?
Lol, I can see the future now. People putting down other people during an illness thinking they won't get better without properly examining them, and not giving a chance for healing.
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11-16-2008, 01:01 AM | #27 |
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Re: Euthanasia, do you support it?
I am going to make a clear distinction in that euthanasia does not involve the consent of the person being killed. Assisted suicide, on the other hand, is totally dependent upon the consent of the person being killed. With that definition in mind, I would absolutely oppose active euthanasia.
Many arguements in favour of euthanasia are based upon the concept of 'quality of life'. The problem is that one person's high quality of life is totally unacceptable to someone else. For example, in some societies owning a certain number of goats, cattle and chickens would qualify a person as being 'rich'. Obviously in our society that would be a joke. Simalarily living in a shed or hut could be the high life where many others would crumble under 15 degree temperatures. For some, being sick on a regular basis due to a variety of diseases would be commonplace where others are bedridden with a cold. For me, 'quality of life' is what you want it to be or what you are willing to accept. I could be quite content living in a tent in a park. I could learn to put up with that chronic ache in my joints. I could bask in the sun while the temperature is a balmy 10 degrees. I could be grateful that I am alive and capable of accomplishing great things in the future. All of this could be my quality of life. Others could look at me and pity my poverty. They could wonder how I manage to keep a positive outlook on life. They could also have me arrested as a deranged lunatic who has no grasp on the realities of life, but that would not necessarily change my outlook on what is important to my quality of life. The same applies to those who are physically disabled. Should we kill them because they can't walk, talk, see, hear, or feel the same as we do? How about Stephen Hawking, a wheelchair bound genius whose writings and thoughts are greatly respected? Should he be euthanised because he can't walk or talk clearly? Should someone be killed because they can't understand our words or feelings? How can we claim to understand someone else's feelings or thoughts who can't communicate? Does that mean their lives are inferior? Terry Fox lost a leg to cancer, ran halfway across Canada and then had to quit when cancer spread to his lungs and then killed him. Some would say his life was a failure in spite of the fact that he has inspired an entire generation to keep trying. He inspired a legacy that has raised millions of dollars for cancer research. Should he have been euthanized instead? Perhaps some people are so badly brain damaged that they are in a vegetative state. Should they be euthanized, when their greatest pleasure in life is the touch of a blanket on their cheek? Some people claim that euthanasia should be used in cases of extreme and chronic pain. But how severe and how chronic? A stubbed toe for two days? How about post-operative pain for two weeks? Two years? No hope of recovery? Bedridden and doubled over in agony? It's amazing what the range of tolerable pain can be for some people while others can't handle a sliver. Some people have endured chronic migraine headaches and yet prospered. Others are crushed when their feelings are hurt. How about old age. Some think that when a person is of an advanced stage of life, they should consider leaving this world a little sooner than when mother nature decides. Again, there are too many variables involved. How old is 'too old'? Should they be pitied because they can no longer walk, let alone run a hundred meter dash? How about Alzheimer's disease? Does it matter to them or to us when they no longer recognize their loved ones? If they suffer a stroke or heart attack does that automatically mean they no longer want to live? Morally and ethically euthanasia cannot be supported because there is always a potential for a full life no matter what our definition of 'full' might be. |
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I have already made it clear to several of my family members and friends a number of circumstances under which I don't want to be kept alive. Pretty much all of them, were I in that situation, would render me unable to give informed consent at the time. Thus it would be euthanasia and not assisted suicide, but since I've already told people where I personally set the bar for a standard of life that is too low, your other objections don't apply either... Quote:
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11-16-2008, 02:43 PM | #29 |
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Re: Euthanasia, do you support it?
euthanasia, assisted suicide, suicide. all of them are very similar but there are some important distinctions.
euthanasia includes the concept of assisted suicide, but also means the end of a person's life when that person is in a vegetative state. i personally think both of them are correct. you can do anything you want with your life as long as you don't hurt others. that said, with a legal euthanasia, who believes a painless death is better will be able to do so, who believes in the sacrality of life or simply doesn't want to stop grasping on his/her life can choose to suffer and stay alive as long as possible. as for people who are braindead, or completely paralyzed as they are not anymore functional, they should be able to be suppressed by relatives' decision; a persona in such a condition is no different from a living corpse anyways. i don't like people who want to impose their ideals over others. when there is freedom, both parts can do whatever they please without getting into useless conflicts. suicide is also acceptable. no matter the reason, if a person wants to end their life it their choice. life does not belong to anyone other yourself, so you're the only one who should have the power to decide. way to make up out of place statements. taking away my own life is exactly the same thing as breaking something of my property, or hurting myself. since i have full property over me, my belongings, and my very existance, i am not harassing anyone. robbing, killng, raping are all examples of violence against others's freedom. think before you post.
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