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Shouldeuthanasiabelegal

Shouldeuthanasiabelegal?

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I,likemostpeople,haveseenindividualssufferanddieinpainwhenhumanityaswellaslogicdemandsthattheyshouldbeallowedtoendtheirliveswithdignity.ItistobehopedthatabillwillcomebeforeParliamentbeforetoolongandthatMPswillbeallowedafreevote.Livingwillswouldbeagreatstepintherightdirection.

TonyFlook,ReigateUK

Afteracertainage,peopleshouldbefreetodecidewhethertheywanttocontinuelivingortogoawaypeacefully.Idon'twanttolieinsomenursinghomenotabletoperformtheactivitiesofdailyliving.Ifpeoplewanttodiewhentheyhaveaso-calledterminalillness,theyshouldsaysobeforewhiletheyarehealthy.Deathisnotjustaboutthedyingperson,itisalsoaboutthepeopleleftbehindwhomightfeelthepainofdeath.Euthanasia,sure,butthestandardshouldbesohighthatvoluntarydyingdoesnotbecomeanothernameforsuicide.

JosephOgah,CedarFalls,USA/Ghana

Emotionsandfeelingsaretheverythingsthatmakeushuman

M.John,CebuCity,Philippines

Emotionsandfeelingsaretheverythingsthatmakeushuman.Theyaretherootsofcreativityandpassion.Ifweaccepteuthanasiaasapartofsociety,thenwewouldbeencouragingourselvesandotherstomissoutontheemotionsoneexperienceswhenoneisatthevergeofdeath.Howwouldwethenbedifferentfromrobotsthatarediscardedaftertheyoutlivetheirusefulness?

M.John,CebuCity,Philippines

Ifindithardtounderstandhowweasanationarecompassionateenoughtoputanimalsoutoftheirmisery,butwillnotallowafellowhuman,who,ofteninthesecircumstances,wouldbeinextremepaintomaketheirfinalexitasdignifiedaspossible.

Lisa,London,England

IwouldliketocontrolmydeathasIliketocontrolmylifeasfaraspossible.IhavemadeawilltoputmyaffairsinorderandIwillmakealivingwilltotaketheburdenoffanyrelativeswhoneedtosecond-guessmywishes.Iliketobetreatedlikeanadultandeuthanasiaisanadultsolutiontoaverysensitiveandpersonalpartoflife.

SueBinns,WestYorkshire,UK

Thisisnotsomethingthatshouldbedecidedbypoliticians

AkuaSarpong,Accra,Ghana

Idon'tthinkeuthanasiashouldbelegal.Itshouldonlybealastresortandwheretherehasbeenin-depthdiscussionbetweenthepatientandfamily.Ithinkeachindividualhasarighttolifeandhasarighttochoosehisdeath.Thisisnotsomethingthatshouldbedecidedbypoliticians.

AkuaSarpong,Accra,Ghana

IoncereadthatonlyGodcouldsavelives,doctorsmerelyprolonglife.Sowhyshouldtheyhavetoprolongalifeofsufferinginsteadofendingalifewithdignity.Bykeepingpeoplealivewhoareinpainandsufferingaretheynotgoingagainsttheirveryprofession?

IwonderwhatHippocrateswouldhavethought,"First,donoharm"?

MartinCampbell,OxfordUK

Letussupposethepurposeoflifeistodeepenawareness.Theexperienceofapproachingdeathmaybedistressingandpainfulbutitcanproduceprofoundchangesinpeople,therewardscouldbeincalculable.Forexample,totakeoneofmany,mygrandfatherallhislifeanon-Christian,hoursbeforehisdeathrepented,itwastheculminatingmomentinhislife,forhimitwasthedifferencebetweenapurposefulandawastedlife,betweenheavenandhell.Whilenoonereallyunderstandsthemeaningoflifewhoarewetobesoarrogantastotakeawayonehourofit.

Anon.

TheargumentthatonlyGodcandecidewhensomeonediesisillogical.SurelythentreatinganillpatienttoprolongtheirlifeisinitselffightingGod'swill?

SG,Crawley,UK

Ontheonehanditshouldbelegaltorelievesufferingandontheotheritshouldremainillegaltoprotectpeoplewhoareincapableofmakingadecision.

Juignet,Angers/French

AfterseeinghowpeacefullyabadlyinjuredfoxwasputdownbyinjectioninafewminutesbyanRSPCAinspector,andhavingwitnessedthesufferingoftwodearlylovedrelativesbeforetheyinevitablydiedinagony,Iaminfullfavourofendingmylifeinthequiet,peacefulwaythefoxwentasleeptoendit'ssuffering.Wearejustasimportantasthatfox!

KenAttwell,Swansea,Wales,UK.

IfinditextremelyoddthatsomanypeoplerefertoGodinthismatterinsofarastheysaythat"Goddecideswhenyourlifeshouldend".Ifyoutakethattoitslogicalconclusionthenweshouldalsobananytypeof"lifesaving"medicaltreatmentsuchashearttransplantsetcwhichprolonglife.ThissubjectwillALWAYSbeasadonebutmypointofviewisthatifsomebodyissufferingsomuchpainitshouldbetheirrighttochoosetoliveordie.

SamOwen,UK

Idon'tseethisasa"choice"forpatients.Itreallyisalastresort.Therearesomanycaseswherethereisnohope,andprolongingthepainforthesickANDthefamilyisalmostcruel.Someofthecommentsseemtoindicatethattherewillbe"SuicideClinics"whereyoucanbuydeath.I'msurethatthisisn'tthecaseandthattheprocesswillbeadministeredcarefully（itneedstobe!

）.We'redealingwithlife,sufferinganddeathhere,notawhimtoenditall,andcertainlyNOTawayfordoctorstofreeupbedsintheirhospitals.

Toallthosewhoareagainstthis,whynotvolunteertocounselthevictims（boththesickandfamily）tounderstandthefullconsequencesofwhatisatstakehere.Youmaychangeyourmind.

ChristopherLaird,Tokyo,Japan

Letpeopledotheirownlivinganddying

CharlesJohnston,SydneyAustralia

I'mhavingahardtimeunderstandingwhypeoplewhoarequitewellandhealthyinsistonforcingtheirstandardsontootherswhooftenarenot.Peopleshouldmindtheirownbusinessandletpeopledotheirownlivinganddying.

CharlesJohnston,SydneyAustralia

Anewborninfantcannotfeedhimself,cleanhimself,orcommunicate,andliveshislifeessentiallyasavegetable.Takingcareofhimissurelyaburdenonhisfamily,yetnoonewouldquestionthisburdenorpitythefamily.Thisshouldapplyevenmoresowhenthepatientissomeonewhohaslivedafulllifeandsacrificedtotakecareoftheirchildren.Let'snotforgetthatlifeitselfisaterminalconditionthatcanbeverypainful.Wealldie,andmanyofusgothroughgreatpain.Butwherethereislifethereisalwayshope.Wewhoarehealthymustrememberthiseveryday,evenmoresothoseofusinpain.

Sarah,Jerusalem,Israel

Inmyopinion,euthanasiaisthemoralequilivantofabortionandshouldbeaprivatematterbetweenapatientandaphysician,neithershouldbedecidedbypoliticians.

BennieGosney,Pinole,CAUSA

Thepreservationoflifeisanaturalinstinct

PascalBessong,Thohoyandou,SouthAfrica

Thepreservationoflifeisanaturalinstinct.Anyactcontrarytothisisunnaturalandthereforemorallyevil.Ourworldisapleasure-seekingworldthathaslostthesenseofdignityinsuffering.AsaChristian,Ibelievesufferinghasasupernaturalvalue.NocreaturewilleverfeelthepainofsufferingasChristdid.Godgiveslifehow,whereandwhenHefindsitexpedient,soGodwilltakeawayalifeinsimilarconditions.Nocreaturehastherighttointerferewiththis.

PascalBessong,Thohoyandou,SouthAfrica

Wegivethegiftofapeacefuldeathtoourpets,whynotourhumanrelatives?

WhywouldaGodneedustosufferunbearablepain?

AnneV.Gyles,USA

Euthanasiaisnotacrime,itisachoice

JoeD,Oregon,USA

InOregonasimilarlawwaspassedlastyear.Itisnowtiedup（likeallothermatters）inthecourtsystem.Theyaretryingtodecideifaterminallyillpatientis"sane"enoughtochooseeuthanasia.Ifsomeoneaskstodie,itistheirchoice.Becauseoursocietyhasbecomeso"politicallycorrect"toomanytimesdecisionsarequestionedmorethantwice.Euthanasiaisnotacrime,itisachoice.Iseeitnodifferentfromawoman'schoiceforanabortion.Shehasthefreedomofchoice.Isay"letusmakeupourownminds"andleaveusalone.

JoeD,Oregon,USA

Idonotbelievethatanyonehastherighttokill（thusIamalsoagainstcapitalpunishment）.NeitherdoIbelievethatanyonetherighttokillthemselves,butIalsothinktheideaofpunishingsomeoneforattemptedsuicideisridiculous.WhatIdobelieveinistherightofanyindividual,adultorchild,torefusetreatmentprolongingapainfulandinevitabledeathandtorefuseresuscitation.Thesechoicesoughttobemadebeforewitnessesandofficiallyrecorded,withoutthepossibilityofkinoranyoneelsecountermandingthesepersonaldecisionswhentheawfulmomentcomeswheretheyhavetoberespected.

PhilBarr,Frankfurt,Germany

SodoctorsintheNetherlandsnowhavea'worknumber'forassistedsuicidetoneatlyenterintotheirreports.Therebybearingtheresponsibilityarguedsostronglyasbeingtoomuchforajudgetobearinthecaseofcapitolpunishment.Thedoctor-patientrelationshipwillbechangedforevernowtheirroleisnotunambiguouslytosavelifeonly.Neversaytoyourdoctor"Ifeelinglikedeath"whenheaskshowyou'refeelingtoday.Inmyviewaresponsiblecaringdoctorispreparedtoapplyhisdiscretionmorethanconvenient'worknumbers'tothemyriadconditionsencounteredindealingwithhumanlifeinillhealth.

DavidManthorpeHanoi,Vietnam

Itisnotuptoustointerferewiththecoursethatourlivestake.

Caroline,Holland

TheWesthasabdicateditsresponsibilitytotrueloveandcarefortheneedyandthehelplessinitssociety.Thedebateabouteuthanasiaispossibleonlybecauseoftheselfcentred,NarcissisticcultureofPostModernEurope.WeinAfricasays:

"Nobodyknowstomorrow,itisthisday'ssunriseth