Navy Pride
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Your thoughts please:
Scardy said:Well, I don't beleive in suicide period, but sometimes it's better just to close the door and look away. It's their life.
SKILMATIC said:Well in my onpinion, I beleive it should be up to the person who is sick whethor or not they want to live or die. I dont by any means condone suicide but who am I to tell them to live or not. I beleive its their life and they will have to answer to God when that time of judgement comes. I dont think the docs should be in any way responsible for their patients decisions.
Old and wise said:Why does anyone need a doctor to help?
If you consider your life not worth living any more, you go to your garage, make sure the doors are closed, start your car, open your car window and listen to the radio. 15 minutes later, you are gone.
Why do people always need someone to help them with something they can do themselves?
Becuase they might just be incapacitated due to agonising bone secondaries from cancer or some such thing.Old and wise said:Why does anyone need a doctor to help?
If you consider your life not worth living any more, you go to your garage, make sure the doors are closed, start your car, open your car window and listen to the radio. 15 minutes later, you are gone.
Why do people always need someone to help them with something they can do themselves?
Navy Pride said:Your thoughts please:
debate_junkie said:Regardless of whether you believe in doctor assisted suicide, or if I believe in it, or heck Joe Schmoe down the block believes in it, the fact is the voters of Oregon believed in it, and believed in it so much that they voted within their state to make it legal. I believe the Supreme Court is going to blatantly walk all over that states rights, as they did with California's medical marijuana law, and that is making my blood boil. Why is it the federal government screamed states rights, rightfully so, when Mayor Nagan and Governor Blanco pointed a finger to them saying they didn't get the help they needed from this administration, and yet, now all of a sudden states rights don't exist? Hmmm funny if you ask me.
And just so you can't tell which way I lean on this issue, I believe it is up to the voters of individual states to decide whether it should be legal within their state. Now, if Fast Eddie Rendell and this legislature (once we rob them of their so called pay raise) put this before me on a ballot, I would vote YES!
AK_Conservative said:It is hard for me to vote on this one since there are only two very vague answers! Only to a certain degree. If it is the only way to ease suffering or if the person is in a vegitative state!
My best friend had to pull the plug on his father (his only parent left, his mom died when he was 11) becuase he had a brain anurism (spelling)! If it is something that could be worked out or controled, than no! But i did not vote on this one..
Navy Pride said:Do you feel that abortion should be a states issue too?
SKILMATIC said:Well in my onpinion, I beleive it should be up to the person who is sick whethor or not they want to live or die. I dont by any means condone suicide but who am I to tell them to live or not. I beleive its their life and they will have to answer to God when that time of judgement comes. I dont think the docs should be in any way responsible for their patients decisions.
DeeJayH said:hmmmmmmmmm
and it could be a good way to save money, help in population control, among other things
i know I would never use it, but others, hmmmmmmm
why the hell would i care? I don't actually.
Navy Pride said:I believe you are talking about 2 different things......A person that requests a doctor assisted suicide would have to be of sound mind.......A person in a vegetative state would not apply........
Binary_Digit said:For terminally ill people, yes. For "my life sucks and I can't go on anymore" people, no.
AK_Conservative said:heh, ok bad example! How about a terminally ill person in such excrutiating pain and nothing can help!
Navy Pride said:Its really a tough call but I believe all life is sacred, with the exception of the low life that murder, rape and destroy peoples lives......
I do think the SCOTUS will rule against Oregon on this one......I am glad I don't have to make the call...........