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Q: Euthanasia Debate Question

asked by: admin on July 30th, 2007

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Euthanasia is the act of intentionally causing the painless death of a sick person.

Do you think it is right for a physician to refuse to participate in active euthanasia?

Do you think it is right for a physician to participate in active euthanasia?

What is more humane?

Replies(3)

GuÂ£st

replied on November 26th, 2007

Active User, very eHealthy

depends upon your deffination of "sick" and also the extremeties of the sickness.

For me Euthenasia is only permissibale if the person is being kept alive by machines without hope of recovery. I also believe it is a persons right to refuse drugs to keep them alive.

sociable_recluse

replied on December 14th, 2007

Experienced User

I think it's fine, so long as the patient is of sound mind when the decision is made. I'd rather be euthanised before it got to the being kept alive by machines stage.

bakin_april

replied on February 14th, 2008

Experienced User

Amen!

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