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Should suicide be legal? Under what conditions? |
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I don't think they'll ever pass a law stating that suicide is legal. I believe it's more of a moral issue and that would be a tough law to pass. On another thought, if a person commits suicide, they can' t prosecute him, now can they? |
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Oregon passed a law many years ago, called the 'death with dignity act'. It allows doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medicine in certain limited circumstances. Some of the provisions of the law are: 1. A patient has to be diagnosed terminal, with 6 months or less to live, by an attending physician and a consulting physician. 2. Doctors may refer patients for depression counseling, and the medication can't be prescribed if they are found to be clinically depressed. 3. A patient can rescind their request. 4. The act prevents doctors or pharmacists from being prosecuted for prescribing the medication, but it is not 'physician-assisted'. 5. The patient must be able to self-administer. 6. You must be an Oregon resident. 541 prescriptions were written from 1998-2007, with 341 people using them. Nearly all the patients that didn't use the prescriptions said it just gave them peace of mind to know they had options. I don't know what I would do in those circumstances, but I feel that if I wanted options, it's good to know I have them... whoopi |
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I'm an Oregon resident and I voted for Oregon's "death with dignity" law twice. The law passed the first time but for some reason (which I can't remember) it was presented a second time and passed again. The Bush administration tried to step in and threatened to prosecute our doctors if they prescribed the meds but the Supreme Court shot him down.  Who knows what I would do if I had a painful terminal illness, but it's very comforting to know that if I choose I don't have to have a painful lingering death. |
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Should suicide be legal? Most definitely Under what conditions? I feel that people have the right to die with dignity when they are faced with a terminal illness. I wholeheartedly agree with Oregon's decision to allow patients that right. |
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We have had a similar law as in Oregon , in my home country Holland.And yes it is a good law. People should be allowed to die with dignity when faced with a terminal illness. It also helps relatives to come to terms with their loved ones death. |
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| | | From: Tammy | Sent: 9/12/2008 6:59 PM |
I agree, I don't believe it should be illegal but I would hate to see it glamorized to be OK for people who should be getting help. |
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I believe it should be legal for those with terminal illnesses. They should be of sound mind to make the decision theirself or have wishes in writing ahead of time when they were of sound mind. |
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| | From:  KSG111 | Sent: 9/12/2008 9:59 PM |
I agree with all of you, if someone is terminal -- they already have a death sentence. I think they should be given the choice to die with dignity -- don't we put our beloved animals out of their pain. Karen |
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I'm not afraid of dying. I AM afraid of being in agonizing pain for a long period of time when the conclusion of that pain will be death any way. Definitely, I believe we should be able to decide not to continue to live under such conditions.  |
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It seems the general concensus is suicide should be legal. I agree. I like Oregon's Death with Dignity philosophy. I, too, fear a painful death and hope my doctor will be compassionate and ease me out painlessly. I think most do where the prognosis is hopeless. |
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I have always thought Dr. Kervorikan (I know I misspelled his name) was a very brave person to stand behind his beliefs and I applaud him for his tremendous compassion. I haven't heard anything in the news about him lately and I'm not even certain he's still with us. From what I do recall, he had a lot of support from families he has helped and I think he did the right thing. I do have a question about one of Oregon's conditions. They will not allow meds to a person if they are found to be clinically depressed? I would think that anyone who is given a death diagnosis and is in tremendous pain would HAVE to be depressed. That one doesn't seem to make any sense. Am I misinterpreting something here? |
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| | | From: Babs | Sent: 9/14/2008 3:54 PM |
Yes.... I believe in freedom of choice in all things... |
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