The right to die

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http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2291466,00.html

Plombieres-Les-Dijon, France - A severely disfigured French woman was found dead at her home on Wednesday, a local prosecutor said, only two days after a court rejected her request for the right to die, in a case that has stirred much emotion in France...
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I believe in euthanasia and think it is everyones right to allow somebody else to help them die... why the law has to state otherwise i have no idea...
 
I suppose they claim that if you want to die, you are not in the right state of mind to make those kinds of decisions =P
 
That's a horrific disease :eek:

I think the problem with euthanasia is there is no going back. How many people wanted to die at some point only to later change their mind.

Saying that if a person really wants to die they'll find a way.
 
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Bear in mind the difference between euthenasia and suicide. And assisted euthenasia and 'self' euthenasia. And active versus passive euthenasia.

Each one is slightly different, and it can make a big difference.

Of course, the other thing that courts and governments need to think about (although probably not in this case) is: was it assisted euthenasia, or was it murder? It might not always be so easy to tell from the outside.
 
This actually reminds me of the Terry Schiavo case who eventually died in 2005 and the long public court battle between her husband “who wanted her euthanaised” and her parents who were obviously hoping for a miracle. He eventually won the case...

These are clearly very complex issues…. Especially from the outside.
 
cmj001 said:
isn't' there something called a living will...which presumably covers things like this.:(
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http://www.livingwill.co.za/document.htm

The 'living will" states that you want no medical intervention other than that which will allow you to die without undue pain and suffering - the only medication they can give you is for this purpose, even if it 'hastens' your death (no intravenous feeding or life support). If your heart stops beating by itself etc, they are not allowed to resusitate you.

I agree that euthanasia should be an option but it is illegal and will probably be for a while. Dying is inevitable but it should at least be with some dignity. If you've ever seen someone die from cancer, you'll know what I mean
 
Pixie22 said:
I suppose they claim that if you want to die, you are not in the right state of mind to make those kinds of decisions =P
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Many people make that decision in advance and put it in writing with witnesses etc., while they are still in a right state of mind. E.g. if you know you face a debilitating incurable disease, but it hasn't started yet, then you know what's coming, but are still in a right state of mind.

It's a person's ultimate right to control their own lives, I fully support legalising (self-chosen) euthanasia.
 
I was thinking the other day that if a person gets sent to 15 or 20 or more years in prison shouldn't they be given the option to end their life? I reckon quite few might take the option.

Prison is really tough and a total waste of time (I know that's the point of it).
 
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