Do you think suicide is wrong for those who are sick or in pain?

Question

No- I am not considering suicide- but I have friends that feel it is wrong no matter the situation...

Answer 1

For people with terminal illness especially high pain level    -   YES

For treatable conditions   -   NO

Answer 2

not if they are of SOUND MIND to make that choice.

Answer 3

If a doctor told a person that their condition will deteriorate and that they have an illness that will lead to a slow and lingering and extremely painful death... in that case I would have understanding for the person who would want to leave the world .. keep their dignity and make his or her own decision to die with the least amount of suffering.. if there was no hope of getting better but every indication and statements from 3 doctors that it is going to be a long drawn lingering illness that will lead to an agonizing death.. then I do understand a person to not want that and to opt for suicide....  

Answer 4

If they are terminal, then no. I don't have a problem with it. You are just speeding up the inevitable. If they are NOT terminal, then yes, I think it is wrong. Whenever you kill yourself, you are hurting everyone that cares about you. So only under the most extreme cases, such as painful terminal illness, should someone even consider doing it.  

Answer 5

Yes.

Answer 6

I think its wrong to a certain point because there are times in life where people go thru this phase of not wanting to live and they wanna give up cuz there life aint going good and whatever else. but its wrong..

I think its the cowardly way out of life and an easy escape out of life...

because of course life has its bad and really rough times but what doesnt kill you only makes you stronger. those who stay strong learn ..

you cannot let the bad things break you.. you cannot give up no matter how hard it is.. even if we think its better off we are dead because we are all here for a reason and we all die one way or another but killing yourself is not the way to go..

jus live the life u were given do what u want u are what makes ur life what it is.. you make the decisions && if u dont like the way things are going u can change it so if ur life is going bad jus hold on things will get better if U TRY And make them better..

for those who are sick and in pain need to realize that

&& there is always someone out there worse off then you theres 6 billion people in this world..  

Answer 7

Well 1st question is are u sick or in pain?

While i don't support the whole "killing your self" thing, heres a quote that i live by and makes sense

"Suicide...Is just a way of telling god, you cant fire me i quit!" I love that quote BUT... it all depends on what the situation is, Sick or in pain, how much wat kinda sick?

Answer 8

No I do not. You did not choose to be brought into this world, so why shouldn't you be able to choose when you go.  If you are at the end of your rope and it isn't "your time", do what you need to do to make yourself happy. Just my opinion  

Answer 9

No most of the time. Those who wipe out their family then commits the act, in my opinion are cowards.

Answer 10

in some cases yes.. in other cases no. im on the borderline for your question.  

Answer 11

Yes!! Even if you are sick or hurt, in pain (mentally or physically), it is wrong. Life isn't that bad, and it always has its ups and downs. For every 5 good things, there is 1 bad. Some ppl just get the bad all at once so they feel all the pain and like they can't go on or it will get worse. If you are concidering suicide, talk to someone you can trust, or call a anonymos suicide hotline. They can always help :) Life is a great thing!!  

Answer 12

It depends on the pain. If the condition is terminal and is painful enough I don't see how anyone can substantiate the claim of being wrong to commit suicide.

People can rationalize anything they want or want to  believe.

Rationalize - that is what people do best.

Answer 13

It's hard for me to answer because I have been to the point where I considered suicide, but yeah I do think it's wrong.

Although I can understand how someone who is terminally ill and wants to get rid of the pain might do it.  

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

I think suicide is "wrong" if you haven't reached middle age.

I think this quote explains it best:

If you've sat through more than half of a movie and it's sucked to that point, chances are it's not going to get real good right at the end. - Doug Stanhope

Everyone is terminal...it's only a matter of how, when and where

Answer 16

At the moment I cannot say I would ever end my life by my own hands. But I am not in situation of being in pain or terminally ill. I do respect people´s choice to end their lives whenever they choose to. But also I believe in my heart that it´s the wrong thing to do if you are not in pain or not critically ill.

I would try to fight for any person´s live who feels suicidal out of depression or because he or she is overwhelmed by personal troubles. Here where I live suicide is the #1 cause of death among young people, more than disease or accidents.

But on the other hand my parents told me clearly that if they had a period of agony or sickness beyond remedy before their eyes they would consider suicide. It upsets me emotionally but it´s their choice.