Voluntary Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide (Page 5) nellie77: I wish I can open the video, I still think its not right to assist someone dying, I just couldn't do it to anyone that's just me personally.. Azathoth: I don't agree, therefore I'm a child. Brilliant defense mechanism. K. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya then? Azathoth: I couldn't do it either. The thing is that I'm not one for keeping rights to things away from folks...especially in free societies. nellie77: It opens the flood gates for so many things, like someone said before its not so black and white, there are many grey areas... Rebecca_76: exactly thats why i say do it yourself ...you know when you think of all the suffereing that goes on in the world n shitty lives some people have to endure n that man is moaning because hes being looked after i think hes an arsehole. Crying ....how must his family feel....i wouldnt do that campaign yeah maybe if i couldnt afford it but cry like that no id put things into perspective hes had a damn good life until now he needs to take a different look at it I Found The Exit: Dmarks, the man you mentioned, the one that jumped to his death. Presumably because of his brain cancer. Don't you think it would have been better if his family had known when and where he would die. That they could be there with him? That is what this is all about. Ppl that want to die but they don't want some family member "finding" them. They want their family to be there, to understand and to support their wishes. nellie77: That's the thing no love there isn't enough, or are do we give up for the sick that are dying in bed too? I believe in staying strong all the way for my loved one, and it takes allot of strength and hard work, I know that from experience.. Azathoth: So I'm caught in the middle but leaning to EXTREME circumstances only. I'm trying to find some way to stay consistent in my beliefs...honestly, this is a tough subject. I Found The Exit: It is a sad subject. So people are allowed to make all their decisions in life until it comes to how they die and when they die when they are terminally ill or trapped in a body that doesn't function. (Edited by I Found The Exit) Rebecca_76: Im totally with you there Nellie...you wouldnt put your family thru seeing you so desperate especially knowing they d done there best for you Rebecca_76: i seen some really sad things at work n also ive seen the different ways in which people have dealt with illness n sometimes its really humbling n ive been amazed at how dignified people have been. Despite wot ever. Azathoth: Well, personally, I'm a warrior. I haven't, don't, and won't give up...ever. So I will likely never be in that situation. I will say this: my mother just fairly recently died. She had breast cancer which spread throughput her body and was actually eating through her skin in places. She still tried to live, but actually had a stroke while doing something simple...changing a lightbulb. The doctor said it was like a shotgun blast to the brain. Devistating. She, in turn, had to cease her cancer meds. The combination of maladies destroyed her. I was there to watch her dying. The thing was: she had a living will stating that in a situation like that...DNC would be done. So I saw the plug pulled and life ran out of her. After all that...I still won't wish to have my plug pulled. I am not scared to die...I just don't want my family to have to decide OR see me parish. | Off Topic Chat Room Similar Conversations |