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Suicide Consciously Made ? Posted: 07-30-07 08:37am
Euthanasia is physician-assisted suicide.
What do you think when this medical
practice is a personal decision
consciously made?
rooted
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Posted: 07-30-07 09:28am
I think suicide is unfortunate, but a
personal decision. I don't not judge
those that take their own lives. I do
hope they find peace. There may be
ultimate peace in death.
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Cambion
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Posted: 08-05-07 11:13am
Yes, suicide is a totally voluntary
decision...and, for many, it's a decision
that allows them to end whatever suffering
they may be feeling.
I feel it's a decision that should be
allowed. When our pets suffer from the
pain of severe and incurable health issues
or injuries, we allow them to pass on with
dignity and offer them an end to their
pain. Why is it that giving our fellow man
the same option under the same
circumstances so vilified? Why is it
considered so wrong for an individual to
make the decision themselves to end their
pain? Why is it that animals deserve to be
put out of their misery and humans
apparently deserve to suffer right up
until their final breaths? How is it
possibly humane to extend the life of
someone who is suffering?
I just never understood why human
euthanasia is so frowned upon. We may not
have full fur coats, scales, or feathers,
but we are all animals on this planet, and
I see no reason why one species should be
denied the chance to die mercifully,
especially when it's what the individual
wants.
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dj12
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Posted: 10-07-07 07:46am
it has mostly to do with religion i think.
a lot of people grew up with the idea that
killing/ suicide = bad/ going to hell...
stuf like that.. so its frowned upon by
society...
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 10-07-07 13:11pm
i think suicide is selfish.
jmo.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 10-07-07 21:08pm
I agree with Cambion's thought on pets.
If they are sick most people don't let
them suffer until they pass. They take
them in for an injection (overdose of a
barbituate) and they die. Humans should
have the same choice if they are sick with
a terminal illness and their fate is a
long drawn out battle with pain and
suffering.
I agree with Rainfire when she says
suicide is selfish. For a person who is
depressed or having a bad day because they
lost their money at the casino, their bf
or gf left them, or because they got in
trouble with the law and have to spend
some time in jail to take their life is
selfish. They are using a permanant
solution to a temporary problem. Through
medication and psychotherapy their pain
could one day vanish.
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walid
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Euthanasia Posted: 10-10-07 21:16pm
i believe it should be legalized. everyone
should be able to make their own decisions
even when it comes to taking their own
lives. i don't approve suicide by any
means, and i think it is a wrong decision
in all cases, but it still a free choice.
i think about it this way, if someone is
stupid enough to take this decision, it
might be the best wrong decision he ever
made. at least he choose to take his own
life instead of taking somebody else's.
and when it comes to physician assisted
suicide, the person here has a better
excuse for taking this decision.
euthanasia could do more good than harm,
we just need to conduct deep researches
and revise the circumstances before we
proceed into any action.
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Mikolas
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Posted: 10-14-07 19:31pm
I think it is fine, some people just have
too much pain to carry on.. Or when it's a
terminal disease and you know you are
going to die, and painfully every step of
the way, some wish to die with some
dignity without the pain.
As one of the posters commented, it might
be selfish, depending on the case. But if
you know somebody is in so much pain as
all of their nerves and body systems are
shutting down and dieing slowly, wouldn't
it be selfish of the friend to allow them
to keep at it so that they don't have to
lose a friend?
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kaiteo
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Posted: 10-14-07 21:40pm
Mommy35
wrote:
I agree with Cambion's
thought on pets. If they are sick most
people don't let them suffer until they
pass. They take them in for an injection
(overdose of a barbituate) and they die.
Humans should have the same choice if they
are sick with a terminal illness and their
fate is a long drawn out battle with pain
and suffering.
I agree with Rainfire when she says
suicide is selfish. For a person who is
depressed or having a bad day because they
lost their money at the casino, their bf
or gf left them, or because they got in
trouble with the law and have to spend
some time in jail to take their life is
selfish. They are using a permanant
solution to a temporary problem. Through
medication and psychotherapy their pain
could one day
vanish.
Have you ever been diagnosed with
depression? Have you been depressed for
most of your life?
Depression isn't just "having a bad day".
Depression is something you can't just get
rid of. It doesn't vanish. Depression is a
serious chemical imbalance in a person's
brain.
I hate it when people ask "why are you
depressed?" There is no reason. I just am.
Things can worsen it, but nothing just
makes you depressed.
I have come close to suicide. I wanted to
end my life because the pain was
unbearable. I got help. The depression
didn't go away, but the suicidal thoughts
lessened. I'm sorry I'm off topic, I just
wanted to clarify what depression actually
is.
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Birch
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Posted: 10-15-07 15:19pm
Suicide is selfish? That's like saying
getting cancer is selfish. Geesh.
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Gu£st
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Posted: 11-26-07 19:03pm
To aid someone to commit suicide you in
reality homicide them, only the person
themelves can commit suicide, someone cant
commit suicide for them.
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Paul86
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Posted: 03-18-08 14:20pm
Suicide is selfish to those who are
themselves selfish.