Should euthanasia be permitted?

[CaNsA]

Just seen something on the picture box that made me rage.

I have my reasons for raging that I will state later.

If you vote please state why you picked yes/no.
Thanks

[Raffles]

With suitable safeguards against abuse, yes.
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[The Artist]

Anyone should be able to make the decision to end their own life. Involuntary euthanasia needs to be judged case by case to stop nutter relatives getting the inheritance etc.

[fatpies]

Part of me says yes.

But part of me says no, I have this cousin of mine, she is absolutely borked money wise as she just can't stop spending. Auntie (her mum) suffered a serious stroke and cousin is extremely impatient wanting her to die so she can inherit Auntie's estate.

What is left of Aunt's personality seems kind of trippy and happy, but we can never know. Cousin can't wait for her to die to 'inherit'
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[Paddy Blake]

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[carlosthejack...]

Been in hospital again over the weekend (long story, another time) and some of the poor fuckers who I had to share the ward with were in a terrible state. I'm all for living wills. If I get to the point where I'm so decrepit I can't wipe my own arse, feed myself or am completely wibble, then by all means off me. That's no sort of existence to maintain.
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[Irn-Bru]

I am for it, but obviously with tight regulations on who has the say.

One thing I worry about in old age is losing my mind, forgetting everything and everyone around me. That and being in a coma, would much rather be put out my misery.
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[dragstaar]

I think Euthanasia is fine.

The thing is, those who are against it always argue that it’s not God’s way, that it isn’t natural. The first thing that pops into my head when I hear this is “Bitch, sticking the poor man on life support and force-feeding him through a tube isn’t natural. Pissing directly out of your kidneys into a bag isn’t natural. It wasn’t God’s way to keep someone in a hospital hooked up to all sorts of gadgets to keep them alive”.

Now I know that it’s not just those hooked up to life support that would desire to end their lived, but I think I’m getting the general point across. People seem to have lost sight of the fact that modern medicine is the one that isn’t natural, and they demonise the natural process of life/death.

[sidewinder]

In a specials cases yes.If the Patient has no chance of living much longer would it not save the hospital alot of cash by letting the patient end it
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[Ja7]

I'm in between depends on the situation

[Frost]

In warped case it should be compulsory.


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[Redoko]

Yes, should be a human right to decide whether you want to live or not.

Why should anyone else decide whether you live or die?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Of course. It's stopping it being abused that is the difficult part.
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[CaNsA]

[D O G]

The situation you describe would not be euthenasia, it would be murder.

[Rogue_Shadow]

I would say yes, but like others have posted it needs safeguards.

For example, someone with locked in syndrome, but can still communicate via blinking ect. They can voice the will to die.
However someone with NO means to communicate ... it gets difficult

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[J.M.]

[Yoyo]

[Frost]

[Redoko]

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