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Do you think Eutanasia is justified? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 88/100. Fulltank (1014)   ranked 2,003 out of 38,039 in life2 months ago

Euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have been the focus of great controversy in recent years. And according to Wikipedia, some forms of active euthanasia are legal in Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland and the US states of Oregon and Washington.

Reasons given by those who promotes euthanasia includes (1) the pain and suffering a person feels during a disease, even with pain reliever, can be incomprehensible to a person who has gone through it, and (2) economics and human resources.

While those who are against it points out the reasons such as (1) morally unacceptable, which view usually treats euthanasia to be type of murder,and (2) a type of suicide.

What do you think, is Euthanasia ever been justified or not?

 
 
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speakeasy (1426) response was accepted on 11/10/2009.
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tags:  mercy killing, assisted suicide, euthanasia
 
1. myLot reputation of 91/100. speakeasy (1426)   ranked 6,312 out of 38,039 in life   2 months ago

If an animal is suffering from an incurable condition; caring owners will have the animal "put to sleep" to spare it further needless suffering.

So, why do humans insist on making other human beings go through a "living hell" when they are suffering and there is NO cure? When a person is begging someone to PLEASE kill them; how can we refuse to be compassionate and grant them the releif they so desparately want?

Most of the people who are against euthanasia are actually AFRAID that if it became an acceptable practise; someone might euthanise them BEFORE they were ready to go! Even though the countries where this is accepted have many safegards to prevent this from actually taking place. These poor misguided people become stuck on this issue.

So, even though they are currently healthy and may never need to request this for themselves; they deny others the relief they so desparately want. To justify this irrational fear, they do not even admit that they are afraid; they try to wrap it up in "morals" and "religion" saying it is "murder" or "suicide".


myLot reputation of 88/100. Fulltank (1014)   ranked 2,003 out of 38,039 in life  2 months ago

On the outbreak of the Influenza AH1N1 virus around the world, millions of pigs had been killed. Some say its the right thing to do, while animal activist says the other thing.


myLot reputation of 91/100. speakeasy (1426)   ranked 6,312 out of 38,039 in life  2 months ago

Big diference there - Killing INFECTED animals to prevent the spread of a disease is common practice. It is cheaper to kill an animal than quarantine and treat them. (If you notice above, I did not mention the COST of keeping a person alive as a reason to euthanize them.)

The reason a lot of animal rights activists are upset about slaughtering the pigs is that MOST of the pigs killed were NOT infected. They were healthy animals that were disease free and the GOVERNMENT (Egypt in particlular) seized them and killed them and did not even reimburse the owners. Egypt is now paying the price of it's folly. They have no official garbage collectors. The pig farmers were collecting the garbage, feeding organic matter to the pigs, and recyling the rest. They are no longer collecting the garbage because recyling doesn't pay enough to make it worth their while and they have no pigs to feed the organic material. So, all that garbage is piling up, rotting and decaying in the streets, and the government seems to be unable to cope with the situation.


myLot reputation of 88/100. Fulltank (1014)   ranked 2,003 out of 38,039 in life  2 months ago

thanks for your clarification, have re-directed my taught about this.

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2. myLot reputation of 91/100. manong05 (2932)   ranked 30 out of 38,039 in life   2 months ago

If I am clinically dead and my heart is beating just because of life support systems making the hospital bills soar astronically high on a daily basis. I will be hurt if my loved ones will keep on prolonging the agony, for them and for myself. I wish they will pull the plug and get it over with.

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3. myLot reputation of 81/100. phantsy (654)   ranked 11,296 out of 38,039 in life   2 months ago

I don't know if it's justifiable. Some people endure so much pain, that I don't know why the pain itself doesn't take them out. I would have to be in that persons shoes. Quality of life has to come into play. I'm not sure, what people are thinking or how they feel when they want to be euthanised. it's hard question to answer.

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4. myLot reputation of 91/100. mynestegg (162)   ranked 24,086 out of 38,039 in life   2 months ago

I'm not pro-euthanasia especially if it my sickness is something that has even the slightest chance of going away. If there is even a 1% chance of getting better, I would persevere. If I become a hopeless case and there is no way for me to actually get better and live a full life or if I will be biologically alive but practically not "living" in its proper sense then I will give my family the go signal to let me go. Not by actively killing me or anything but just letting things go their natural route.

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. rusty2rusty (4186)   ranked 206 out of 38,039 in life   2 months ago

I see no reason why someone can not end the suffering of another when done in a legal manner through Euthansia. To me it is no different than pulling the plug on a brain dead patient. They both are alive but will die shortly. Why should someone suffer? But than you have to look at hrough a religious view. Some religions believe the suffering someone feels before death is God's way of having someone suffer in order for them to get closer to God and ask for his help and forgiveness before death.

 
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