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Do you think euthanasia should be legalised? Bearing in mind it would only apply to the severly ill. I want to ignore the religous aspect so answers on a post card to...

Do you think euthanasia should be legalised? Bearing in mind it would only apply to the severly ill. I want to ignore the religous aspect so answers on a post card to...
Yes it should be legal. Why should someone be forced to suffer if he's weighed the options and wants to end it?

No it shouldn't be, but if they want to end their lives, let them do it themselves. If they can't as they are immobile or in a vegative state, let them die naturally.

Why do you need someone to help you die if you are able to swallow a 38 or a handful of pills? Sounds like cowardice to me.

Sure, let's make euthanasia legal, and we should also stop wasting tax money trying to convince people not to jump off buildings. And get rid of all of those suicide support phone lines. I say anyone who even thinks about killing themselves should be shot on the spot to save us all a lot of time and suffering.

Yeah. If you want to die, it's your choice.
If euthanasia is legalized, though, when someone's in a vegetative state, the plug should be pulled on them.
Just so it's fair all around.

Yeah sure

I think it should. I've seen enough people go through severe pain that no amount of pain killers will cure. If you kill yourself then your family won't get insurance. If your in a coma then I would say let them die naturally, as they probably won't feel any pain.

Yeah. If you want to die, it's your choice.
If euthanasia is legalized, though, when someone's in a vegetative state, the plug should be pulled on them.
Just so it's fair all around.

Um, I'm pretty sure it's legal, unless some dumb President comes and pulls a stunt like Bush did in Florida.

You simply write on some legal document "do not resesitate", and if you end up in a situation where you're a vegetable, they just unplug you.

Sure, let's make euthanasia legal, and we should also stop wasting tax money trying to convince people not to jump off buildings. And get rid of all of those suicide support phone lines. I say anyone who even thinks about killing themselves should be shot on the spot to save us all a lot of time and suffering.
Yeah and i'm sure people who where depressed and aren't now agree with you :rolleyes:

I do think euthanasia should be legalised. It's only right. Why should people and their families be made to suffer? Some restrictions need to be put in place so sick people won't just be offed by their relatives to get the insurance money. Don't ya just love how the Dutch are so liberal?

Euthanasia is not letting someone die naturally, Euthanasia is what people do to their pets. In essence, "Putting a person down." Like you would a sick puppy. Stop confusing the term.

I'm all for it. Personally, the Government has no right to say, "No, you can't do that," as it dosen't harm anyone else. If I were in a Coma, I would sure as hell want someone to end my life rather then allow me to wither away into nothing with no concious thought.

Um, I'm pretty sure it's legal, unless some dumb President comes and pulls a stunt like Bush did in Florida.

You simply write on some legal document "do not resesitate", and if you end up in a situation where you're a vegetable, they just unplug you.
I'm talking about regardless of what the person wants.

Yes, it should.
I heard in netherlands, there is even a religious ritual in it.
The priest come in, the family say good bye and there you go big boy.

I'm talking about regardless of what the person wants.

You mean killing a person simply because they are "too old" or because you think they are suffering or depressed?

Lol. The goth and elderly massacre of 2010.

It should be legalised.

When im old and senile, please put me out of my misery.

*Actually, on second thought, it might be fun. ;-)

Yeah and i'm sure people who where depressed and aren't now agree with you :rolleyes:
It would be their own fault. They shouldn't have been depressed in the first place. If you're so depressed that you aren't a productive member of society, I say you deserve to die.
Euthanasia is for wimps. Straight-up execution is the way to go.

It would be their own fault. They shouldn't have been depressed in the first place. If you're so depressed that you aren't a productive member of society, I say you deserve to die.
Euthanasia is for wimps. Straight-up execution is the way to go.
Excuse me? Do you mind elaborating?

So many levels of Idiocy.
If they're not productive members of society, what good are they doing anyone? Whiny suicidal teenagers aren't doing me any good, neither are sick old people.

It would be their own fault. They shouldn't have been depressed in the first place. If you're so depressed that you aren't a productive member of society, I say you deserve to die.
Euthanasia is for wimps. Straight-up execution is the way to go.

Pshh. Any intellectual worth a grain of salt goes through a period of deep depression. If you haven't, it's ample proof that you don't think enough about existence.

It would be their own fault. They shouldn't have been depressed in the first place. If you're so depressed that you aren't a productive member of society, I say you deserve to die.
Euthanasia is for wimps. Straight-up execution is the way to go.
hmm, you seem a little sad Nutter Butter Bay :mp5:
Wuahahahaha.

You mean killing a person simply because they are "too old" or because you think they are suffering or depressed?

Lol. The goth and elderly massacre of 2010.
No.
I mean killing them because they're a f*cking vegetable.

Pshh. Any intellectual worth a grain of salt goes through a period of deep depression. If you haven't, it's ample proof that you don't think enough about existence.
I don't remember anything very depressing in anything Plato wrote...
Einstein seemed pretty stable to me...
Locke didn't write about namby-pamby depression, neither did Hobbes...

I don't remember anything very depressing in anything Plato wrote...
Einstein seemed pretty stable to me...
Locke didn't write about namby-pamby depression, neither did Hobbes...
Ahh I thought I Shot you! :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :sniper: :sniper: :sniper:

Ahh I thought I Shot you! :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :sniper: :sniper: :sniper:
Bullet-proof underwear my friend, never leave home without 'em.

Bullet-proof underwear my friend, never leave home without 'em.
Do you think depressed people should be allowed where bullet proff underware?
whacks him in the head while he's distracted

I don't remember anything very depressing in anything Plato wrote...
Einstein seemed pretty stable to me...
Locke didn't write about namby-pamby depression, neither did Hobbes...

Um, I don't think that they would make a big deal about it, but I can assure you that from Socrates to Newton to Einstein, they've all had bouts with depression in some stretch of their life...

In fact, I can safely guestimate that about a third of the world has a period of depression in their life time.

Yes it should be legal. Why should someone be forced to suffer if he's weighed the options and wants to end it?

Seroisly, if someone feels that its their time to go, and they have taken care of their personal problems, then i think it should be legal.

Do you think depressed people should be allowed where bullet proff underware?
whacks him in the head while he's distracted
OUCH!
Wasn't expecting to be whacked, only prepared for bullets. No fair.

Seroisly, if someone feels that its their time to go, and they have taken care of their personal problems, then i think it should be legal.
So, you would encourage one of your friends to commit suicide if he felt it was his time to go?

Interesting bit of info - did you know that most suicides occur between 3PM and midnight?

http://www.coolnurse.com/suicide.htm

The problem with euthanasia is - as always - : How can we control it? Neither this world nor the RL consists of nice people everywhere, and I guess if it would be legalized, somebody would sooner or later show up and say something like: "Hey, why not use euthanasia if people are old? I mean, they gonna die anyway. Or what about disabled people? If I were Stephen Hawking, I would be dead by now, because nobody should live like this..."

You see where that is leading to (well, I know that I am an overdoing it, but it's just an example), and that is why I don't want it to be legalized.