Should human euthanasia become legal?

Question

Should we allow terminally ill people to die peacefully and with dignity by allowing them the option of euthanasia

If they were given a drug that would let them die peacefully surrounded by their family it would ease so much pain and it would mean that the family doesn't have to watch their loved one die a slow painful death

We so willing put our terminally ill pets down without batting an eyelid but when it comes to humans - its considered taboo

Shouldn't doctors be charged with torturing people to "death" as well.

I'm only thinking of the rights of humans here and i think we should have the right to choose how we die.

What do others think out there?

Please leave your thoughts.

Answer 1

I believe that if they will never recover and will only get worse,yes they should legalise it for sure.Why should they suffer til death when they can go peacefully and happy.It should only be legalised for the terminally ill and not the ones who just want an easy way out and can be healed.

Answer 2

Yes.

Answer 3

It has been my experience that doctors do euthanasia ,they just don't advertise about it. I am sure that is what they did for my step-dad in the end.

he tried everything to hold on but in the end,we believe the doctors helped him out.

it should be legal but I don't think doctors are heartless either.

Answer 4

great question

i don't think i can answer appropriately on here as it's a long winded answer in my case....

buuuut i will try

basically i believe people who are in palliative care (dying) should be able to have this option IF they should chose it

but where it becomes 'messy' is when these people are not longer able to choose for themselves......what if family have other motives etc

and what about the mentally ill?

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

I think it's a complicated question. Only in certain cases when it is obvious that a patient is terminally ill, he/she is in a lot of pain and is completely sane to make a decision on his/her own. I think every case should be examined very closely. I think it's illegal almost everywhere because it's extremely hard to create such a law (make sure it protects people and not vice versa). Besides I'm not sure how many doctors will be willing to take on that role of 'killing' somebody, even if they want them to. It's a huge psychological stress.

Answer 7

We have it here in Oregon, and in Holland. Much of the rest of the world seems to be sunk in the barbarism of expecting hopeless medical cases to go through the full measure of suffering before dying miserably, to no purpose that serves anyone.

Answer 8

Yes, without a doubt. I have a Dutch colleague whose mother chose to end her life after years of suffering due to ill health. Obviously the family were very upset to lose her but it allowed the woman to choose to die with dignity not in lingering agony. By way of contrast, when my ex-mother in law in the UK contracted incurable cancer her health and quality of life deteriorated over 18 months until in her final six months of life she could do little for herself and could barely communicate with her loved ones. When she died she was a very different person to the vibrant, charming, cheerful woman her friends and family had known. She didn't want to be what she became at the end and, had she been given the choice, would have preferred to die surrounded by the people she loved rather than alone in a bed in a hospice. It shouldn't have had to be that way.