Euthanasia: Legalize it?

[TommyGun]

I personally belive that Euthanasia (Sp) should be legalized. It should be a basic human right to choose to die! Who are we to step in and say you must live?
People who are unwilling to live are a drain on society and the economy. If they choose to die, more money will go to saving other peoples lives, building hospitals and roads. Of course, the impact would be barely significant, but significant enough to save at least 1 more life.

Would you kill 100,000 people, who wanted to die, to save the life of one who desperately wants to live?

[TheTrueMrJack]

That sounds more like doctor assisted suicide to me, but then again it's 3 AM here and I am tired so I MAY be wrong.

[Ravariel]

At 3/19/06 12:02 PM, SaiNT_SiLEiGHtY wrote:
Would you kill 100,000 people, who wanted to die, to save the life of one who desperately wants to live?

I wouldnt even need the one desperately wanting to live. Someone wants to die, bully for them, let me hold the door for ya.

[HighlyIllogical]

At 3/19/06 12:02 PM, SaiNT_SiLEiGHtY wrote:

Would you kill 100,000 people, who wanted to die, to save the life of one who desperately wants to live?

100,000>1

But 100,000 who want to die<1 who wants to live

So--->if you kill 100,000 who want to die anyway, it's ok, and saving someone at the same time is good.

[TheShrike]

At 3/20/06 05:13 AM, TheTrueMrJack wrote: That sounds more like doctor assisted suicide to me, but then again it's 3 AM here and I am tired so I MAY be wrong.

That's exactly what it is. Euthanasia. Are you gonna like using big words once you get the hang of it?

As far as I am concerned, the ill and elderly have a right to end their suffering. A right which modern society denies them.

[fahrenheit]

There are bad points in life, especially when cold reality can smack you in the face and people could be to emotional and want to kill themselves were as if they suck it up they could get through it.

But I believe the old have a right to choose, and only the old.

[TheShrike]

At 3/20/06 10:15 AM, Velocitom wrote: There are bad points in life, especially when cold reality can smack you in the face and people could be to emotional and want to kill themselves were as if they suck it up they could get through it.

I think you're missing the point. This isn't about allowing emofag teens kill themselves, this is about the elderly and the terminally ill.

But I believe the old have a right to choose, and only the old.

And if you have some terminal disease that causes you severe pain and discomfort? Or should you be forced to endure that until you die? Or forced to endure it through a daily cocktail of painkillers until you die?

[TommyGun]

The fact is, you have the basic human right to die. The law denies that right. If your a vegetable, cannot function, life contributes nothing, should thye kill you?

[No-one-inparticular]

At 3/19/06 12:02 PM, SaiNT_SiLEiGHtY wrote:

People who are unwilling to live are a drain on society and the economy.

You just described the middle 60% of income earners during tax season. That's a lot of people.

[sdhonda]

Yes, but the person must be very painfully ill, with less than one percent chance of recovery, and only if the doctor and family are okay with it.

[seventy-one]

I don't think it should be legalized, espiecally since I don't think a sick person suffering with horrid amounts of pain would be able to make a clear desicion. Their mind is clouded with pain and would do anything to get rid of it, making irrational desicisions.

Also, if suicide is illegal then logically assisted suicide should also be illlegal.

[Hybrid-Of-Souls]

Even if euthanasia was illegalized, people could still take the suicide medicine from the doctors and use it for themselves. That wouldn't be considered euthanaisa. But if the doctor him/herself put the suicide drug into the patient, THEN that would be considered euthanasia. I'm still with legalizing it though.

[Begoner]

Everyone's most fundamental right is the right to their own life. Anyone may do whatever they see fit to do with their own life as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of anyone else. Suicide and assisted suicide should both be legalized, as they have no victim and are not crimes at all. As a society that greatly values life, it is ironic that people cannot do what they deem best to do with their lives.

[Gunter45]

I would support it in a sitation in which someone was terminally ill or if there was an old person who was in a coma that doctors think they will never recover from. I don't think they should terminate young people in comas, simply because there is always a chance they'll wake up. At least if someone has lived a full life and doesn't have much time left, the risk is much, much lower.

[TommyGun]

I don't think we've had one naysayer. It's ridiculous that Euthanasia is outlawed!
A man can die when he wishes to die!

[Dracul3S]

At 3/19/06 12:02 PM, SaiNT_SiLEiGHtY wrote: I personally belive that Euthanasia (Sp) should be legalized. It should be a basic human right to choose to die! Who are we to step in and say you must live?
People who are unwilling to live are a drain on society and the economy. If they choose to die, more money will go to saving other peoples lives, building hospitals and roads. Of course, the impact would be barely significant, but significant enough to save at least 1 more life.

Would you kill 100,000 people, who wanted to die, to save the life of one who desperately wants to live?

Ever heard of suicid? You can kill yourself if you do not want to live! Proposing the killing of 100,000 who never said they wanted to die, maybe you should be doing that right now! While I am at it, as I'm German this idea strongly reminds me of the Nazi Party. You do not, sort of, coincidently hate Jews? Or other religous or maybe ethnic minorities?

[Thespus]

Elderly (to the point of bed-ridden), and people extremely close to death anyway. No one that's depressed or can get out of bed and be productive in some way. In short, if they are diagnosed that there's no cure or way to prolong their life (by life I mean one that involves fun more than pain), then they can be euthanized. I just don't like the idea of another Kavorkian. He was fucking nuts.

[TommyGun]

At 3/21/06 06:11 PM, Dulnar wrote: Elderly (to the point of bed-ridden), and people extremely close to death anyway. No one that's depressed or can get out of bed and be productive in some way. In short, if they are diagnosed that there's no cure or way to prolong their life (by life I mean one that involves fun more than pain), then they can be euthanized. I just don't like the idea of another Kavorkian. He was fucking nuts.

Yes, that's what im sayin! Some people who are unable to commit suicide should be allowed to be killed at their own will.

[JudgeDredd]

At 3/20/06 10:27 AM, TheShrike wrote:

At 3/20/06 10:15 AM, Velocitom wrote: There are bad points in life..

I think you're missing the point. This isn't about allowing emofag teens kill themselves, this is about the elderly and the terminally ill.

But I believe the old have a right to choose, and only the old.

And if you have some terminal disease that causes you severe pain and discomfort?

Look, it's simple. 10 people in this thread are annointed judge, judy, and executioner.

Shrike gets my vote for Executive Council for the Critically ill.

"who want's to live to 100 if you can't live to 1000" - Dredd