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originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: MykeNukem
If people really want to die, then they will find a way to do it.
Having the government offer to kill you is disturbing.
originally posted by: UpThenDown
I can only draw on my own recent experience, the nhs have supplied a wheel chair ramp , an orthopaedic bed, endless medication a recliner chair , all without question and hesitation
She has now been admitted to a hospice where they are supplying her with comfort and care
My wife has expressed she has had enough and I believe she should be allowed the option to decide her own fate
Why should her suffering from an incurable disease be extended beyond what she can tolerate , I guess if you have not personally witnessed a loved one going through such pain perhaps you can’t empathise to the situation accordingly
originally posted by: MykeNukem
originally posted by: UpThenDown
I can only draw on my own recent experience, the nhs have supplied a wheel chair ramp , an orthopaedic bed, endless medication a recliner chair , all without question and hesitation
She has now been admitted to a hospice where they are supplying her with comfort and care
My wife has expressed she has had enough and I believe she should be allowed the option to decide her own fate
Why should her suffering from an incurable disease be extended beyond what she can tolerate , I guess if you have not personally witnessed a loved one going through such pain perhaps you can’t empathise to the situation accordingly
I'm not against euthanasia.
I believe that your wife is free to choose. I pray you both find comfort.
I'm against the tactics being used by our government to "trick" and "deceive" patients and their families.
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: MykeNukem
Just more evidence that eugenics and depopulation are still very much alive and well in the 21st century.
originally posted by: Wide-Eyes
a reply to: MykeNukem
Did we not have a thread in a similar vein regarding the UK?
I'm going to look it up.
Edit: Here we are: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: Zenchuck
a reply to: MykeNukem
Abortion and euthanasia should be illegal. At the same time, the punishment should not be severe. Human life is messy with limitless numbers of circumstances. My position is that discretion should always be applied. The spirit of the law vs the letter. Each case is unique, while the default position is to preserve life. Of course there will always be edge cases where the general rule does not apply. When the default setting is to end life, that is clearly wrong. People are dehumanized and treated like numbers. It was interesting to read about Quebec trying to euthanize handicap children. If you cant see an issue with that, then you really need a spiritual awakening.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
I can sort of understand pro life politics when it regards infants who have no voice. I can't understand pro life politics when you are actively restricting medically fragile and exhausted people who DO have a voice from exerting their right to a dignified expiration. If you don't like it, politely say no thanks. But there ARE people who want it and deserve it.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: TzarChasm
When government controls the options and the treatment for everything is death, it's an issue. Why is the government out front with option?
"Why is my wheelchair ramp late?"
"Would you like to die?"
There are people who deserve it.