Should active euthanasia be legal?

**this1neguy** · Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 5444 Location: Flint, MI

Guys, the definition of "terminal illness" is one that cannot be cured. So technically if we advanced medicine to the point where we could cure such illnesses, they would no longer be terminal.

...nothing really on topic per se, just wanted to clear that up.
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**FlimFlam** · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1619

If we're gonna go around and "put down" (kill) animals as willy-nilly as we do, we should at least allow people to choose the same thing. That's not to say we should automatically kill suffering people, but death is their right and if they choose it, then that's fine with me.
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**DemonHybrid** · Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 2871 Location: Matamoras, PA

Yes: IF you have an incurable ailment that torments your daily life and you get things sorted out with your family. Why do we even have to debate stuff like this? Outlaw DNRs in hospitals then, I fail to see why this is any different.

**Ealasaid** · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 422 Location: Santa Clara, CA

I'm in favor of assisted suicide/active euthanasia for the terminally ill for two reasons: one, nobody should be forced to suffer against their will and two, Alzheimer's runs in my family.

I watched my grandmother's body live for years after her mind had died. Caring for late stage Alzheimer's patients is incredibly expensive and emotionally traumatic, and I think those of us who know we might well go that route should be able to make arrangements to go out with dignity and not have to spend years and years heavily sedated in expensive nursing homes.

I think the family member + two doctors requirement is a solid one and should be implemented everywhere.
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**inkjt510** · Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 1213

I'll just put this out there: I've never heard a valid argument against euthanasia that didn't hinge on religion. Coincidentally, its the same thing with gay marriage.
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**ShadoWolf** · Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 2034 Location: Slough, England

Bumping this 4 year old thread because fuck da police

Also I read a fascinating piece by a paraplegic, which is actually one of the most emotional works I've ever read, and has made me consider this issue in great detail. It's called Two Arms and a Head: The Death of a Newly Paraplegic Philosopher, will take about 2-3 hours, and will blow your mind. It gets kinda graphic at some points, but it's seriously worth a read.

I personally think that euthanasia should be legal everywhere, for this exact sort of situation. It would be less heartbreaking for the families to see their relatives go in the way that they wanted, and not as a barely functioning person. To quote from the book:

**Brockbfball1563** · Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 3245 Location: Rochester, NH

Glad to see even four years people still come across my old posts.

Great find there, I'll see if I can find some time to read it, probably when it's slow at work.
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**Josseppe95** · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1045 Location: Philadelphia

I honestly don't understand why assisted suicide wouldn't be legal quite honestly. If someone doesn't wanna be alive, why would you force them to stay alive? Especially in cases of terminal illness, forcing a person to live out their days in suffering when they'd prefer not to is a lot more inhumane then just letting them die imo.

In cases of people that just would like to die but DON'T have terminal illnesses, I honestly dunno. Maybe there should be some 3 month period where there's mandatory psychological evaluation or something, but I don't see why it should be outlawed.
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