Doctor Assisted Suicide
Doctor assisted suicide is the practice of terminating the life of a person or an animal because they are perceived as living an intolerable life, in a painless or minimally painful way either by lethal injection, drug overdose, or by the withdrawal of life support. Euthanasia is a controversial issue because of conflicting religious and humanist views.
Should this be allowed
Thao said,
October 17, 2006 at 12:24 pm
Quyen Said on:
April 12th, 2006 at 9:14 am
If life is hard and they think that they can’t keep on going then they can try to die but to all those people that do…do they bother to think who they are hurting they might be the one in pain but they are also making other people in pain if its your friend that wanted to kill him/her self what would you do and what if they did kill them self would you be sad?
My Comment :
Well I agree with Quyen because I think that if they want to die because they are in pain, or they think that they don’t think that they don’t belong in this world then they probably have the right to commit suicide.
york8 said,
October 17, 2006 at 12:27 pm
No. This is not cool. Doctor’s assiting suicide. You go to the doctor to get help, not to get killed. Doctor’s should get the death penalty. Just because they are doctors, they shouldn’t recieve special treatment. They are just as human as you and me.
They shouldn’t be able to do that
Andrew o.O
Travis said,
October 17, 2006 at 12:28 pm
Absoluly not, people shoudn’t be allowed to commit suicide before they know what they are doing. They could just have a momentary lapse of thaught do to depression.
york8 said,
October 17, 2006 at 1:02 pm
If peole wish to die, with the assisstence of doctors, thats fine. Its a matter of honor and dignity.
-Marlwoe
Dani said,
October 17, 2006 at 2:01 pm
but isnt that, couldnt it be murder. like say im helping a friend of mine commint suicide, how is that different friom when a doctor doesit.
i mean yay and all you have a degree in doctoring not kinnling people.
if you want to take your life then you should try to seek out help, not die,
Jeremy Fischer said,
October 18, 2006 at 8:43 am
It seems to me that people who are in pain and don’t have potential to get better should have the right to end their own lives with dignity instead of living out days that are painful without hope of improvement. There’s even a law in Oregon that deals with this called the Death With Dignity Act and it states that only people with less than 6 months to live are eligible for this sort of treatment. That, to me, makes sense. . .
Matt said,
October 18, 2006 at 9:42 am
I don’t have any clue where I stand on this issue. Suicide is very wrong, but if someone is miserable, maybe they should be allowed to have a doctor help them commit suicide. If it is to be made legal, I believe the person must have tried anything and everything to get help. The person should also be told to think of their friends and family, and how they would feel.
Andrew said,
October 18, 2006 at 9:43 am
Well im not saying all doctors should get the death penlty–just the ones that assist suicide. Jeremy, that law makes sense. If htey don’t want to live, or are dieing apainful death with 6 or less months to live then they can make that choice. But doctors are doctors. They are there to help you not to kill you.
Marlowe said,
October 18, 2006 at 12:10 pm
If a man or woman wants to die, then their doctor should give them the pills that would kill them.
Picture this:
Your are 80 years old, your children don’t visit, you barely see your grandchildren. You are living in a sad, very bad, assisted living home. You are in constant, and I mean, ALL THE TIME, pain, from all the diseases you have. Your teeth are weak so eating hurts, you can barely walk. What, may I ask, is keeping you in this world? Now if you had a loving family, yes, life is wonderful, but in this case wouldn’t you want to go on and be free?
york8 said,
October 18, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Good example, Marlowe.
-Tristan
york8 said,
October 19, 2006 at 9:56 am
Why thank you.
~Marlowe
John said,
October 19, 2006 at 10:52 am
I say if they want to die then why stop them I mean unless there like kids y’now old folks sometimes can’t even do anything themselves and if they want to end they on life then they should be able it’s body.
luke b said,
October 19, 2006 at 10:53 am
Marlow, the docter would not give him pills because he is already 80 years old, he will die soon enough.
Angela said,
October 19, 2006 at 10:53 am
If they want to die it’s there life to make there own choices in life. BUT if there kids then there no reason to die like john said but if there old then if they want to die then let them
Graehme said,
October 19, 2006 at 10:55 am
I Totally disagree with you Andrew, I think that if you’re in extreme pain, and there’s no posibilty of recovery, and you want to die, then doctors should be able to assist you in that; if you have no reason to live, then why not?
Sheldon said,
October 19, 2006 at 10:56 am
There is a movie called “John Q” with Denzell Washington and in it the main character tries to kill himself so his son can have his heart. His son has a bad heart and he needs a new one. He has doctors by his side before he shoots himself and after he does the doctors will have to immediately operate on him to get his heart. Would that be a good example of docter assisted suicied?
Graehme said,
October 19, 2006 at 10:56 am
Oh, and I like Marlowe’s example
york8 said,
October 19, 2006 at 11:07 am
I don’t think so, Sheldon. But it’s a very interesting topic.
-Tristan
Dani said,
October 19, 2006 at 11:31 am
marlowe, i dont like your example.
its…. missing something
ok well i, yet again, am sorta on both sides,
i know a person who has diabetees,3 cists, torn kiliees tendents, broken teeth in their gums, and they have seizures at least once and have brain bleeding but they managed to get through it and they are one of the strongesy people i know, they have considered sucide but they made it through and they are very slowly getting better
Kyle said,
October 19, 2006 at 1:07 pm
Doctor assisted suicide should be legal because if you are maniacally depressed than you should do it legally. If you try to commit suicide, fail, and end up in the mental hospital than the rest of your life won’t be too fun.
york8 said,
October 19, 2006 at 1:10 pm
I’d rather poision myself and die painlessly, thank living in utter pain for a few more years. I’d die on my terms.
~Marlowe
Dan said,
October 19, 2006 at 1:29 pm
doctor assisted suicide is just wierd. but i don’t think it should be legal. i think that if you want to kill yourself, thats just what YOU should do. not have a doctor do.
york8 said,
October 19, 2006 at 1:30 pm
Yes I’m sure its better to blow your brains out, then to get medication that would let you slip away in peace.
~Marlowe
Jessica said,
October 19, 2006 at 2:14 pm
i don’t think docters should help you comit suicide because if you really wanted to do it then i think that you should just do it yourself cause your the one that should put those type of problems in your own hands other then other peoples
york8 said,
October 20, 2006 at 9:52 am
Dani, send my congratulations to the person you know who got through all that! He or she is AMAZING, and I applaud they’re mental strengh. However, not everyone can get through it the way they did.
-Tristan
Dani said,
October 20, 2006 at 10:04 am
true but i watch oprah and dr phil all the time and there are all these people who tried to commit suicide and they ended up getting better this one guy tried to shoot himself in the head and all the cops thought that he was dead but he reached out and grabbed one of the officers ankles
so….. idk
Sheldon said,
October 24, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Triston, thank you for your positive response. But could you please elaborate more on why you think that my example would not be a good example of “Doctor Assisted Suicide”?
Sheldon said,
October 24, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Tristan, thank you for your positive response. But could you please elaborate more on why you think that my example would not be a good example of “Doctor Assisted Suicide”?
Sheldon said,
October 24, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Sorry that I placed that comment twice, it’s just that Tristan hates it when misspell is name!
nick said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:12 am
doctor assisted suicide is wrong i mean you kill your self leave your loved ones because you dont like your life thats like haveing a bad day at work so u jump off a brige or have a docter in ject you with something to stop your heart so you die i mean there is all ways somethin to live for its just stupid to end your life before you complet why you were put on earth i mean nothing is worth killing your self over so what your depressed go get help they have sock tharipy for that so before you have a docter inject you with a pioson so you die i mean realy you only have one life dont end it because your mom has died or your girl friend left you big woop just pick your self up and get over it dont have a docter kill you because you had a bad day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
york8 said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:16 am
WHAT?! ‘just becuase you had a bad day’? More like because you have had a misrible and painful life! I wouldent, personally, want to suffer, I would want to slip into a peaceful, painfree sleep! I wouldent want to live a fascimile of life, just dragging on day after day, with terrible pain.
~Marlowe
york8 said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:48 am
Whoa, Nick! That’s the longest sentence I’ve ever seen! It’s hard to make sense of a comment with such a lack of punctuation. >_
Max said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:57 am
I agree with Marlowe, if you were in that much pain, that you couldn’t bear to live, it makes sense if your doctors ok’s it. I think it should be allowed if you are in physical pain and not mental pain (depression).
NiMo said,
October 25, 2006 at 4:28 pm
I believe that docter assisted sucide is a bad idea and should be illegal. People usually kill them selves because they are depressed or feeling pain……. whatever your situation is then you could get help instead of throwing your life away. And people should be going to the doctor to get HELP…. not going there to get KILLED!! If someone goes to the Hospitol for the purpose of asking a doctor to kill them…. then the doctor should be telling that person to get help or go to a therapist who will help you in that time of depressment. The doctor shouldn’t be sayin ” Yeah, Okay”…. it just doesn’t seem right!!!
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 4:36 pm
I FOR OUNCE! See wat you are saing.
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 4:36 pm
saying
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 4:44 pm
I agree with you Nimo!!!!
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 5:03 pm
Are you yelling because you are mad at me?
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 6:12 pm
is who yelling at you?
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 6:19 pm
YOU
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 6:23 pm
how was I yelling at you? when I said: I agree with Nimo!!
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 6:27 pm
YOU YELLED IT OUT!
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 6:51 pm
whatever… Anyway I do not think that Doctors should beable to help patients kill themselves. I agree with Nimo doctors should get help for the people who want to die not just kill them…
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 6:59 pm
Good!
Dani said,
October 26, 2006 at 8:56 am
ok well i was reading what nick put earlier and did you know that shock therapy screws you up more than before yougot the shocks?
sucks, huh?
Willie said,
October 26, 2006 at 10:23 am
I think uthansia should be legal. I think that if a patient is well enough to communicate the fact that they want to die, they should be able. Sometimes life can be worse than death, and if they believe that death will make them happier so be it.
Even if they are depressed or feeling pain that is a good reason for them to give up life. Sometimes people don’t want to be fixed, or go back to their old life. It’s not fair to be in control of someones life. We are saying it should be illegal they are only feeling pain, but we haven’t experienced their life, who are we to say the are required to stay alive? It should be their choice always.
Dani said,
October 26, 2006 at 10:26 am
true will but people some times just look at that as the only way out, i did for a while
Graehme said,
October 30, 2006 at 3:18 pm
But sometimes it is the only way out Dani
Kyle said,
November 1, 2006 at 10:46 am
It can be a way out, or they could wait or go and get help. Like Dani said, she was thinking it was the only way out but now she doesn’t believe that anymore… I don’t think.
york8 said,
November 27, 2006 at 2:58 pm
-Ahem- Lets try to get this topic back to life.
Insights, questions, comments, arguments.
Barb said,
November 27, 2006 at 3:05 pm
So, what about the Dr. Kevorkian case a while back?
york8 said,
November 29, 2006 at 10:03 am
Umm. The Doctor was in the right.
~Marlowe
dani said,
December 18, 2006 at 2:31 pm
ok well aaron and me were talking about this a while ago and he made a really good point
ok say like bob tried to kill hiomself by shooting his head and the doctors saved him ok?
well one, what would be the point in saving someone who just tried to kill them selves and 2 their head would be all fruifghbrencwodnefbuir785578490edn and they would be upset and people would stare at them so thier life would be worse…
so wth?
Theadora said,
December 3, 2007 at 10:53 pm
If someone wants to die.
Thats their choice.
jorge said,
December 6, 2007 at 11:19 pm
My point of view about the assisted suicide is that should be legalized, because every individual has dominion over their body and should be allowed to decide when to end their
life. To achieve that end, with dignity and without pain, doctors should be allowed to help terminal patients by providing necessary doses of drugs or by lethal injection, or any other methods that would help the person to end his/hers suffering.in my opinion, people who are in pain and they can not get better, should have the choice to end their own lives with dignity, instead of living days that are painful without hope of mprovement. Our lives and our bodies belong to us. It does not belong to the state, to religions,or our relatives, or to our friends. The laws against assisted suicide are directly to these ideas.
These laws born from our culture and from people who are afraid to face the reality of death, and the religious believe that “only God can take a life.” Maybe they say this because they have not been in this suffering position. Nobody can decide when our life is over; we have the right to determine when we do not want to live. Life is a precious possession. As with all of our possessions, how we use, manage, and say good-bye to life is our own business, not the laws.
henry bailey said,
January 16, 2008 at 7:40 am
my view is that if someone is suffering from a long term illness then it is morally right. we say we live in a mordern, civerlised society but we cannot even decied if we live or die.. how is it civerlised to let someone suffer??
DEBORAH L said,
March 20, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIE, IF THEY ARE COMPETENT, AND IS IN SEVERE PAIN, AND HAVE A TERMINAL ILLNESS. IT SHOULD BE THEIR DECSION! BECAUSE WHO WANTS TO LIVE IN CONSTANT PAIN, DAY AFTER DAY. I ALSO THINK THEIR FAMILY SHOULD RESPECT THEIR FEELINGS1