do you think old people should be eliminated if they lose their mental capacity and have no quality of life..?
398497
No. \nHowever, I think that everyone should have a living will and advance directives in cases something happens to them that leaves them incapable of making life or death decisions.\nI am also for assisted suicide under certain circumstances such as terminal illness that there is no chance of survival and the person would be in pain and suffering for God knows how long.
301189
Yes.\nBut some - no, make that a lot of - scientists are working on aging, and some believe that if you can eliminate aging, then the natural lifespan of a human will be on the order of 1500-2000 years.\n*Then* we run into some major, new social problems (read John Wyndham's 'Trouble with Lichen' for a slightly dated but still unsurpassed exploration of some of the issues), but I imagine they're not insurmountable.\nNew Scientist ran an article on this in January (link below.) If you want it free you can download it in podcast form. It's pretty neat.
1024454
That's horrible.\n\nIf they were extremely old or mentally impaired, just clean it up and rememebr someday you might need help.\n\nOtherwise, hand them the tub and tile cleaner and a sponge and kick them in the booty towards the bathroom.
447945
Of course.  If people are old enough to vote and die for this country they should have all the priviledges of adults.
626884
It could be the golden years though people aren't smart enough to plan for it. Though sometimes our health, no matter how good we take care of ourselves, starts to fade. The best we can do is not get over weight, eat right take care of ourselves finacially, physically, emotionally mentally and most of all spiritally through Christ. I take care of the elderly and say all the time. Man, I don't want to get old.
592928
donnt know, in my opinion, dead people should stay dead.
721073
I'm not sure exactly what you mean or what you are asking. I'll give this a shot though.\n\nI think that the elderly should be treated with more respect than they get. Like how the Asian culture dote over their elders. That's the way it SHOULD be. However, I find that where I come from, that's not entirely true about the way elderly ARE treated.\n\nI'm in San Diego, CA. and see a lot of the elders treated unfairly in MANY situations. Youth do not give up their seats to them on public transportation the way that they should be. And no one thinks about actally helping the old woman across the street with her groceries. It's as if that's just a myth about how people USED to be. \n\nI find it offensive. I do what I can though to be a decent citizen when ever possible.\n\nI'm not sure if this answer helped you at all, but I'm hoping that it did. Good luck.
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Excellent question. Though there are some homeless people who are simply lazy, the issue is much more complex than conservatives would have you think. Even if the person is a lazy bum, maybe they have children. Should their children have to live on the street because their parents are lazy? I think not. As far as being mentally ill, this is true also; however, I fail to see what it has to do with the question. So, mentally ill people should be left starving and homeless? In the richest country in the world?? It is ridiculous and it is sad that our government is more concerned with immoral wars and increasing their own wealth than helping the poorest among us. And all the while sending billions in aid to other countries. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with helping poor people from ANY country; however, American citizens should come first. No American should be homeless or hungry. No American citizen should be unable to see a doctor because of a lack of insurance. I will repeat, we live in the RICHEST country in the world and we let our own people suffer like this while at the same time rushing to "liberate" Iraq at a cost of billions of dollars. It is shameful.
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People are living longer, more active lives now.  I think forced retirement at any age should be done away with.\n\nSome people need to retire early, and they should be allowed to.\n\nMost folks want to continue working, and they should be allowed to work until they can no longer perform the job.
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These 96 hr holds are ridiculous for mental patients the Dr. don't have time to evaluate them thoroughly and then they turn them back on the streets.  They are like little children and nowhere to go IT IS SAD. Our politicians cut fundings for them.  And their isn't enough hospitals or facilities to take care of them all.  \n  They need facilities and clothing and good evaluations and to be treated humanly.  I guess since most of them don't vote politicians can afford to look the other way.sad but true.
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O yes my friend. I'd like to live forever. As long as I'm not all banged up and can't walk. \n\nJust imagine how wise you'd be!\n\nI know losing everyone in your life would suck but just think. Your kids have grandkids and they could use a mentor on the ways of life. \n\nahh the story's you could tell.......\n\nI remember 230 yrs ago, just like it was yesterday....\n\nThats when they started yahoo answers......... \n\nman could you rack up some pts in those years!!!!
680052
Pro..A person can not be held responsible for their actions if they are so menatlly disturbed that they don't even know right from wrong and have no grasp on reality.With that said, I do believe that it is time to start putting people who have such serious mental disorders back in institutions.In California, among many states, the policy is to only hold a very small number of disturbed people.There are thousands, state wide, of people who have no business wondering the streets.They are a danger to themsleves and to everyone around them.But I do think that the guidelines for determing who is insane should be very stiff.And in most cases they are anyway.
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mentally ill patients - hmm if they are trainable i guess they might be better than totally dependent don't you think.\nas long as this is not a progressive disease that caused the disability i guess this will turn out to be more managable
560560
People who live off "the system."  Able bodied people should have to work for living just like anybody else.  I, as a tax payer, am sick of supporting people who need to get off their dead a** and get a job!
64323
Absoultely not. I can just see it..poor Aunt Mae is the nursing home that WE are paying for.  How happy can she really be, shes blind and has a terminal disease.  Shes going to die anyway.  Shes old and doesnt think clearly.  We need to decide for her.  We think its best for all that she be put out of her misery.  No more having to chip in to help pay for Aunt Mae's care.  No more having to go visit her or feeling guilty when we dont. And then, there is the issue of her inheritance that surely will be coming my way in the even of her death. Yes, we took a vote and the family thinks its best to put her out of her misery.\n\nYou see, first it would be put in a way that we would leave it up to Aunt Mae to make the decision.  Then the argument would be made that the "family" of Aunt Mae really should be the ones to make that decision.  Its a slippery slope that we need to stay away from.
107309
I feel for the mentally ill.  There is no law to force them to take their medications...which most will not do while they are off them.  But if they were forced to take them and let them become clear minded again they would thank us.  I think we should make better laws at protecting the mentally ill from their ownself.  As for the drug addicts that are on the street...well, we could arrest them but our taxes would have to pay for it...so lets just kill them off.
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research suggests that the elderly who were good with crosswrod puzzles were less likely to get dementia, I would recommend this as the one, good luck