tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post2177610980429925916..comments2023-10-26T08:37:12.232-04:00Comments on Heleni Smith: The Fight For the Right to DieAthena Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483906167304901085noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-64515033930806678672008-02-13T16:26:00.000-05:002008-02-13T16:26:00.000-05:00I am definitely against legalization of assisted s...I am definitely against legalization of assisted suicide. Think about it, we already have another word for it, murder. If you are helping someone decided whether or not they want to take their life, you might as well just do it for them. No one has the right to take away another person’s life besides God. Making it legal for someone to assist another person is suicide is almost exactly like legalizing murder. I can understand that if someone was in pain, they would want to die, but when the time is right, the time will come.gator_girl26https://www.blogger.com/profile/05168401208540305885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-50570692038050971072008-02-13T00:39:00.000-05:002008-02-13T00:39:00.000-05:00I am all in for assisted suicide. If I ever ended ...I am all in for assisted suicide. If I ever ended up in a vegitative state, I always tell my family to pull the plug. I personally prefer not to end up like Terri Schiavo. She was in a coma for well over a decade. For the patients that are diagnosed with a painful terminal disease, assisted suicide wouldn't be a bad option for them. I can imagine the benefits this would bring to the younger generation. Think of all the senior citizens that are struggling to pay for medication and use our medicare programs to treat their terminal illnesses. If they decide to just "throw in the towel," that's one less person the government has to support. This may sound a little cruel but I'm just pretty sick of hearing old people tell me "By the time you retire, there won't be any Social Security or Medicare left for you." I find that to be a reality in the future after the recent deficit of over $80 billion in the US budget. This will be an option to offset some of the health costs.<BR/>I feel this should be an option only after the patient has had sufficient counceling and diagnosed by several doctors.NiCahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470891319677276356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-70284618448787782662008-02-12T22:33:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:33:00.000-05:00I have to say that I oppose in legalizing assisted...I have to say that I oppose in legalizing assisted suicide. Whether or not the patient has an illness, suicide is wanting to take your own life. Terry Schiavo didn't want to kill herself, she was sick and by rights it was time to let her rest in peace. If someone plans out a way to kill themselves and puts enough thought into their own death as to need assistance, that is when it is a mental illness. Terry Schiavo didn't have a mental illness and I'm pretty sure she didn't want to end her life before she became sick. Suicide and illnesses are two completely different situations. Thoughts of suicide are sick problems that many people suffer from. I personally agree with mledoux, assisting in someone's plan on killing themselves is murder. Suicide and murder alike are sick problems people face. Maybe instead of trying to legalize assisted suicide we should try to assist in stopping suicide attempts. I feel that would be the smart thing to do.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288362979322422502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-43895212005190792142008-02-12T22:28:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288362979322422502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-58738994892889879052008-02-12T18:34:00.000-05:002008-02-12T18:34:00.000-05:00I think that Assisted suicide should be permitted....I think that Assisted suicide should be permitted. If the person has an illness that the pain and suffering is unbearable. Now don't get me wrong but this brings to mind Terry Schiavo, the lady that was in veg. condition and her husband ordered to take her of life support. How did he knew that's what she wanted if she couldn't talk to say it. In that scenario it would be wrong to call it assisted suicide. If the person is capable of demanding such rights then it should be granted. I think its more cruel to have them living in agony then to stop their pain and suffering.sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140693929833704583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-66176799061152570082008-02-12T17:16:00.000-05:002008-02-12T17:16:00.000-05:00When animals/pets are terminally ill most would ag...When animals/pets are terminally ill most would agree that the ONLY humane thing to do, the best option, would be to 'put the animal to sleep'. While people are not animals, pain is felt the same way and like all animals, every person will eventually die. I do not believe that in the case of a terminally ill person, the long- process of death is one that should be forced because assisted suicide is not legalized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-55154819198161600472008-02-12T13:36:00.000-05:002008-02-12T13:36:00.000-05:00I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE YOUR CHOICE TO LIVE OR...I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE YOUR CHOICE TO LIVE OR DIE! AS STATED IN THE ARTICLE, ISN'T IT MY BODY, DONT I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE. I THINK THAT FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR RIGHTS AWAY FROM YOU AS A PERSON IS WRONG. NOW IN THE SAME SENSE I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE STICTLY MANDATED FOR EVERYONES PROTECTION. I KNOW THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME AND I COULDNT BE MYSELF I WOULD WANT MY FAMILY AND LOVED ONES TO LOVE ME ENOUGH TO LET ME GO. THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT I WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THAT STATE. IN ONE OF THE OTHER COMMENTS SOMEONE STATED THAT IT IS OK TO REMOVE LIFE SUPPORT BUT ITS MURDER TO ASSIST SOMEONE IN SUICIDE. HOW ARE THEY REALLY DIFFERENT. ALSO, SOMEONE ON LIFE SUPPORT MAY NOT FEEL THE DAILY PAIN AND MISERY SOMEONE GOES THROUGH WITH A TERMINAL DISEASE. THE PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THIS DAILY PAIN KNOW ITS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE SHOULDNT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS.HONEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680041636466994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-88016150954439074462008-02-12T11:39:00.000-05:002008-02-12T11:39:00.000-05:00I do not support assisted suicide. The person help...I do not support assisted suicide. The person helping the patient kill themselves is an accomplice and should be tried as one. I do not believe anyone should help anyone kill. If a person is deciding to commit suicide and needs help, then I would think they are having second thoughts. They should not involve others in the process. If someone wants to inflict pain or death on themselves then it should be a personal experience not a partnership.pcgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061452605246212582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-81906961075279542172008-02-12T08:28:00.000-05:002008-02-12T08:28:00.000-05:00I have to agree with Tink1213. I think that assist...I have to agree with Tink1213. I think that assisted suicide is murder. I too have watched a loved one being taken off of life support and it is very devastating. I understand the wish of some people to help end the pain of a loved one, but it's to big of a call to make. As human beings we are so in tune with what we as an individual want that in now way, in my opinion, can we make such a huge decision for another human being! I understand where the idea of assisted suicide comes from, but I still can't get over the fact that essentially you are killing that person when you help them to die. The ramifications of the whole idea are to much for me, and I pray that something of this nature is never brought before me.Goob07https://www.blogger.com/profile/02543887193988106695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-39108166375889600522008-02-12T08:25:00.000-05:002008-02-12T08:25:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Goob07https://www.blogger.com/profile/02543887193988106695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-35706838258305467742008-02-11T22:36:00.000-05:002008-02-11T22:36:00.000-05:00I most definitely do not agree with assisted suici...I most definitely do not agree with assisted suicide. I feel that no matter what the circumstances are, it’s murder. If a person is in serious pain then they should be given pain medication, not lethal injection. I have seen someone taken off of life support and it is just devastating to see. How could someone assist in ending a person’s life if it doesn’t have to be that way? If a person is in so much pain and they feel that the only thing left for them is to die, then that is their business, but when another person is brought into the picture, it’s murder.Tink1213https://www.blogger.com/profile/04812633049947356303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-89519302010840601492008-02-11T22:06:00.000-05:002008-02-11T22:06:00.000-05:00I have never seen or heard anything about assisted...I have never seen or heard anything about assisted sucided, but I do not agree with the assisted suicide. I look at assisted suicide as a type of murder. It seems to me that If you want some one to help you kill your self... that is considered assisted murder (of your self). I think that if you are able to keep someone from killing them selves then they should do so, and take them to get some type of help or counseling. If that does not work, or is refused then I think that police enforcement needs to be established.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16393347471750274281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-57321872094169258672008-02-11T22:05:00.000-05:002008-02-11T22:05:00.000-05:00I don’t mind legislation that would allow assisted...I don’t mind legislation that would allow assisted suicide legal. Even though a person is killing a person it doesn’t bother me because the first person wanted to die anyways. Know I think that there should be assisted suicide only for people with terminal illness that causes a tremendous amount of pain. If a person doesn’t want to go through that kind of pain day after day I don’t see anything wrong with assisted suicide. I think though that the person should have to talk it over with family and close friends. But assisted suicide should not be allowed for everyone.maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420061964344466367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-89715794954981280672008-02-11T20:56:00.000-05:002008-02-11T20:56:00.000-05:00Personally, I do not support legislation that lega...Personally, I do not support legislation that legalizes assisted suicide. The process of assisted suicide is quite plainly murder. How would you go about determining or finding out if your patient would like to die. Would you ask? Would you see that they aren’t happy, and then approach them about it. A lot of the time, the patient is taking medications, which may even impair their judgment, thus causing them to think they would like to die. It is in Gods hands who lives and who dies, let’s leave it at that. Lets be patient and wait our turn to leave this earth. Your life may have an impact on another.tquintero728https://www.blogger.com/profile/10271974472041871495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-81370873293752415412008-02-11T19:05:00.000-05:002008-02-11T19:05:00.000-05:00I believe every human being has control of their o...I believe every human being has control of their own destiny. Of course there are some people who are born in this world who are not capable of making rational decision because of an mental illness. But for any one who can make a conscious decision they should have the right to do what ever the want to do with their body. For a doctor to come and take a life from some on else that is wrong. A doctor should not interact with the process of a persons own suicide that process should be the responsibility of the person looking for an escape. Maybe give them the pill or needle, but not actually inject it. Legislation that allows a sick person to free them selves from torment to me is humanly correct.MyHead88https://www.blogger.com/profile/01568147907078451316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-25397375879987675082008-02-11T18:20:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:20:00.000-05:00To be completely honest with you I think assisted ...To be completely honest with you I think assisted suicide should be legal. If someone is suffering badly enough where he or she does not want to live anymore he or she should have there own decision if they want to live or not. Say if you’re a really old person just lying in bed suffering not having anything to do but just lay there in pain waiting to die. I think that person should have a choice to go out peacefully. But there should be circumstances where u shouldn’t be able to get "assisted" suicide. Like say someone is just really stressed out and just wants to end there life he or she should not be able to do that of course. I think only for certain circumstances should assisted suicide be legal.JR8https://www.blogger.com/profile/01014478876468349408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-39432836301587522132008-02-11T18:19:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:19:00.000-05:00Assisted suicide is murder and always will be now ...Assisted suicide is murder and always will be now if some one wants to commit suicide on their own thats no one else's business but as soon as you bring another person in the picture then you've got a problem. No one should ever participate in the destruction of another life and assisted suicide is just that. If someone needs assistance with suicide then they are not completely sure that that's a road they wish to travel down. Assistance is like a safety net in case you chicken out, but if you do wise up its obviously because you can think of something worth living for so then why would you want some one else to murder you? Therefore no i do not think that assisted suicide should be legalLive Your Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667467892591486533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-38742355209236686972008-02-11T17:53:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:53:00.000-05:00I do support the legislation that legalizes assist...I do support the legislation that legalizes assisted suicide to those people that just can’t function on their own and are suffering badly. I mean of course having the consent of the family because I know if I had a loved one really sick I would want them to try everything possible to help them keep them alive. But if given the consent then that’s a different story. It just keeps them from suffering and if that’s their choice then why not let them do it. I know for sure if I was dieing painfully in a bed I would just rather die then being put through all that.mndz05https://www.blogger.com/profile/06141055638482408669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-73183744470192969122008-02-11T17:47:00.000-05:002008-02-11T17:47:00.000-05:00This is a very difficult topic because every perso...This is a very difficult topic because every person and every case is different. Killing another human being is murder, weather they ask you to or not. However, it is difficult to decide what to do if someone is just going to kill themselves anyway. I think it is more humane to give someone an intravenous drip of morphine,than to let them go hang themselves. I also think it is a good idea to have points of view from several doctors and psychologist before doing so. Every person in this world is completely different from the next. There is no way you can say for sure what should be done for such a broad topic.arayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401372555867385318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-3127979196486330852008-02-11T16:33:00.001-05:002008-02-11T16:33:00.001-05:00I think that this should be legal, but i guess no ...I think that this should be legal, but i guess no one would really understand the situation until they've been in it. This isn't murder, if this were back in old times the person would already be dead. If they cant live without life support, than how can you expect them to enjoy life by sitting in a bed all day long. The decision should be up to the patient whether or not they want to stay on life support, not the family or the state, this decision should soley rest upon the person who it is effecting. If the person wants to end their life then let them end it.Jeremy Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679213229525554087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-19538350975925565152008-02-11T16:33:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:33:00.000-05:00I think that this should be legal, but i guess no ...I think that this should be legal, but i guess no one would really understand the situation until they've been in it. This isn't murder, if this were back in old times the person would already be dead. If they cant live without life support, than how can you expect them to enjoy life by sitting in a bed all day long. The decision should be up to the patient whether or not they want to stay on life support, not the family or the state, this decision should soley rest upon the person who it is effecting. If the person wants to end their life then let them end it.Jeremy Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679213229525554087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-25228615004255990782008-02-11T16:07:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:07:00.000-05:00I personally believe in legalizing assisted suicid...I personally believe in legalizing assisted suicide because what if you have a family member who has an illness and writes on their living will that they do not want to live if the situation becomes near fatal. Some individuals rather die without pain then with. I say if it had to be making the decision on my family member and they instructed a physician to do with my consent, then grant their wishes. In all it is not up to us to decide what right or immoral but rather what do most people want when they come to that situation.Silly puddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537215193763594196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-56745571606951578352008-02-11T15:40:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:40:00.000-05:00I believe all forms of suicide are wrong and intol...I believe all forms of suicide are wrong and intolerable. It is wrong to take your own life or the life of others. The people that involve themselves with assisting suicide are commiting murder. I cant imagine that people suffering are suffering so much that they want to kill themselves. Although I do feel sorry for the terminally ill, but some one should never take their own life. Their are many ways were treatment helps the people that are teriminally ill and just to refuse them may not be the best thing to do. Assisted suicide should be illegal all over the world.Mony88https://www.blogger.com/profile/09325648664427924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-18773286188030777322008-02-11T15:39:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:39:00.000-05:00I believe all forms of suicide are wrong and intol...I believe all forms of suicide are wrong and intolerable. It is wrong to take your own life or the life of others. The people that involve themselves with assisting suicide are commiting murder. I cant imagine that people suffering are suffering so much that they want to kill themselves. Although I do feel sorry for the terminally ill, but some one should never take their own life. Their are many ways were treatment helps the people that are teriminally ill and just to refuse them may not be the best thing to do. Assisted suicide should be illegal all over the world.Mony88https://www.blogger.com/profile/09325648664427924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951811281604727291.post-53178367961119627282008-02-11T12:36:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:36:00.000-05:00I think that assisted suicide should be legal. A p...I think that assisted suicide should be legal. A person who is terminally ill should have the right to die. If someone who is in great pain and has no hope of getting any better, why make them suffer, that is more like torture. If somebody is going to commit suicide on their own, it will probably be in a painful way or in a way that may not kill them all the way and just make the person brain dead. I do think that there should be very strict guidelines to determine whether a not a physician can assist in the suicide of another human being. Like it says in the article, there should be two physicians that agree on the persons health, there should be a psychologist to determine whether or not that person is competant to make the decision to die, and I think that the person should ask multiple times, even in writing, so there is no qestion that the person wants to die.bassprodigyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526664602257982019noreply@blogger.com