Should people who assist euthanasia be prosecuted?

Didn't a Doctor get into big trouble doing that? This reminds me of that movie called Million Dollar Baby with Clint Eastwood in it. A woman fighter gets paralyzed then wants to die since she is paralyzed from I think neck down though. I wouldn't want to see my child suffer like that but I definitely couldn't be the one to do it.

Nope, I do not think anyone who assists someone to die should be prosecuted. I do howver think a statement should be written and have witnesses in front of two different doctors to ensure this is what the patient wants and not what the family wants. I do belive if somoene is terminally ill. They know they are dieing. I think they should be able to choose when to go. Why should they suffer through ungodly pain? We don't even make animals do that anymore. As we put them out of their misery.

euthanasia is not necessarily a crime, when you take someone off a respiratory in a hospital that is euthanasia, when a person signs a living will that says if I am brought in to the hospital in a coma and not expected to live don't try to save me, that is euthanasia, if it is legal in any country then they will not be prosecuted.

They should be prosecuted. Euthanasia is murder even if it is done by request. If someone commits a murder and there is someone along with him and that someone does not stop him, they already are charged with the same crime and the only way they can get off is if they tell the police that they tried to stop him. So the only one that should get off for killing this rugby player is the one who said "we should not have done this," and tried to reverse the situation, like stopping the poison from dripping, tried mouth to mouth restitution, etc. If they did not do anything after killing him, they are just as guilty as he.

Absolutely not! I believe it is a persons free will to live or die and if that person is in a drastic case such as the young rugby player was then he should be allowed that option of having to live out the rest of his life much like a vegetable or go be in peace finally. My mother always tells me that if there comes a time that she cannot do for herself and becomes a burden on others- she will try to take her own life. Of course I always talk against it when she brings it up but she has a very valid point behind her decision. What kind of life can one really live when they cannot do for themselves? I believe that is a person can still tell right from wrong and feel that they do not want to live any longer it is thier right to do so.

This topic will never end.. NO matter what, there can never be a perfect answer to it, and it concerns about religion too.. TO some, though paralysed, but it's still a life after all, and that they should cherish their life and never give up.. But they are not the ones paralysed and they can never understand the suffering and pain he is going thru.. And since his fren is fulfilling his wish, so why blame him and prosecute him for that?? Is it wrong to end his fren's suffering with his own consent?? If his consent does not count for anything, then what is he living for when he does not even have the right to decide for himself..

All I know is that if I were dying, with no prospect of recovery, I would want to die with dignity, and I wouldn't want to die alone. Take this as you will.

Hi ronaldin, Euthanasia is a very controversial subject, some people agree with it under certain conditions. It also depends on the law of the particular country where this happens. I know people who are severely disabled but yet enjoy life to the extent that they can. I prefer encouraging someone to make the best of what life has to offer them but I can't speak for everyone. Blessings.

Hi ronald, I do support euthanasia..and believe that if someone wants to end their life after a traumatic accident, ends up in a coma and has to be like a vegetable letting a machine keep them alive, people with cancer who know they are going to die and are continuosly living in pain also many other illnesses...if it is 'their will' that they want to die and feel that their time is up then to let them have that choice, I have told my children if there comes a time I wish to go then to let me, or if I end up on a machine then to pull the plug, that is MY will and would want to go. What we wish and want to do with our bodies should be respected and not looked as a crime, as it may not of been what relatives wanted but they are respecting the wishes and will of a member of their family...littleowl

YES THEY SHOULD GOD GIVES US LIFE ONLY HE SHOULD TAKE IT "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" Remember that?