tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post2321856231939246852..comments2024-01-13T23:00:20.853+00:00Comments on MAN THE BARRICADES: Assisted Suicide On TVGregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-12799726427464083222011-07-13T17:32:07.963+01:002011-07-13T17:32:07.963+01:00I can't agree Lora. Doctors are here to save l...I can't agree Lora. Doctors are here to save life not to take it.<br /><br />I believe that suicide is wrong but it is ultimately a decision for the individual and should stay that way. I would not want to live in a society that accepted the legalised killing of the mentally or physically ill. <br /><br />We even use euphemisms such as a 'termination' or 'euthanasia' because using plain language is a little brutal, even for abortionists and those who support legalising suicide and assisiting somebody to commit suicide. Or should that really be commiting manslaughter?<br /><br />I have every sympathy with people who are terminally ill or mentally ill, but it must be for those individuals to decide, not we as a people or society to condone or encourage it.<br /><br />My grandfather committed suicide over 40 years ago and my family has never recovered from the devastation left behind, it ripped our family apart. But I now understand why he did what he did and admire the fact that he took the reponsibility himself rather than wanting to pass the responsibility for his own death on to others.Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-52779349596812256092011-07-05T20:34:09.118+01:002011-07-05T20:34:09.118+01:00P.s I don't think anyone is saying this should...P.s I don't think anyone is saying this should be used as euthanasia ( the killing of the helpless by others) but as assisted suicide a distinction marked by the choice of the individual it concerns<br /><br />The status of being of clear and of sound mind to make such a decision is another issue yet to be addressed, which was highlighted in the program by the feeling of those going to the dignitas clinic, who felt they had to make the decision and carry out the act perhaps a little prematurely while they were still in a position where their decision would be legally acknowledged.<br /><br />Of course advance directives in the uk, a type of living will that can act similarly to a dnr order, can be made in advance of the situation whence it would come into effect, could be utilized as a basis for a new system involving physician assisted suicide, however the advance directive procedure as is Would need tweaking (similar to a dnr order it is necessary , to confirm the decision with the patient at the time of it's carrying out and can be revoked by the person it concerns at any time) , which whilst appearing perfect for assisted suicide at first, does have some legal caveats, small print as it were and procedures that may not reflect the true will of the patient in advanced stages of certain diseases.<br /><br />I think that under the right conditions assisted suicide can be the correct decision if deemed necessary by the patient themselves, it may not be for the majority of people but for those who find themselves in certain situations it is a choice they are grateful of.<br /><br />IN CLOSING: we live in a society where it is deemed culturally acceptable for pets to be slaughtered for medical reasons without their consent.<br />Yet consenting adults making informed and learned choices to end their own suffering are subject to stigma and prosecution,<br /> driven to unreliable and often excruciating methods of traditional suicide, which many seeking physician assisted suicide are physically unable to attempt<br /> or traveling cross country to die alone in an unfamiliar place, keeping loved ones at a distance for fear of their prosecution<br /><br /> regards,<br /><br />L(ora coldbeck)Loranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-44063179306687177912011-07-05T19:36:43.432+01:002011-07-05T19:36:43.432+01:00Personally, I have suffered with debilitating ment...Personally, I have suffered with debilitating mental illness, that leaves me terrified of life and unable to leave the house, however I am also fully consious and without sounding arrogant have a reasonable modicum of intelligence.<br /><br />For 22 years I have watched family disintegrate as they are required to babysit me constantly, and even my brother developed anxiety disorders of his own from the stress, for my parents there cannot be family holidays, or quiet nights out, nor can they relax in the house or even sleep some nights<br /><br />My particular problems have me trapped terrified of things everyone else copes with, therapists and medication take the edge off, but there comes a time when suicide is a valid and practical option.<br /><br />I agree that it needs to be well controlled and the potential for abuse is high ( material gain, depressed teens, etc) but there are no hard and fast rules, things must be governed on a case by case basis perhaps a committee or court type arrangement, involving doctors, psychological examinations and what not.<br /><br />I respect your opinions but please do not judge others if you have not been in a situation like mine. <br /><br />My phobias of the mundane outweighs any fear of death I could possibly have, as for switzerland being inconvenient, not only does agoraphobia( a mere side effect of other issues) make traveling impossible but people who make informed conscious decisions on the matter shouldn't have to die somewhere strange of unfamiliar, spending amounts of money that many simply don't have<br /><br />Regards,<br />LLoranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-53681887089916564242011-06-16T09:41:02.640+01:002011-06-16T09:41:02.640+01:00"How many nice, touchy feely, pinko-liberal, ..."How many nice, touchy feely, pinko-liberal, 'anti-Nazis' today support the slaughtering of the unborn, the sick and the terminally ill I wonder?"<br /><br />Probably over 90%, if their gurus tell them its goodthinkful.Left-footerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154175028539882422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-86385158498791655262011-06-16T09:10:13.777+01:002011-06-16T09:10:13.777+01:00One of the things we despise the Nazis for was the...One of the things we despise the Nazis for was their penchant for cleansing their populace of those who weren't 'perfect'.<br /><br />How many nice, touchy feely, pinko-liberal, 'anti-Nazis' today support the slaughtering of the unborn, the sick and the terminally ill I wonder?Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-74931225073904396412011-06-15T15:31:14.147+01:002011-06-15T15:31:14.147+01:00Beware of being too young, too old, or too sick, a...Beware of being too young, too old, or too sick, and of the totalitarian 'compassion' which seeks to decide what is best for us.<br /><br />Beware of the power of attorney, granted to a legacy-hunting relative which may turn out to be a licence to kill.<br /><br />And, perhaps, beware too of the 'mickey finn' slipped into your bedtime malted milk.<br /><br />Sorry if I sound like Cassandra, but I'm angry. Better get back to my own blog and be angry there.<br /><br />Great post: thank you and God bless!Left-footerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154175028539882422noreply@blogger.com