We have read about it, seen it on the news, discussed it, has euthanasia become a dead issue?
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it has been put to rest
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That is a very questionable and controversial topic. Some think so, others do not. I personally just dont know. I would like to think that the family members I have lost are still around. I miss them terribly.
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Not at all.  We are experiencing a virtual media lockdown.  It wasn't even until very recently until papers were showing ANY dead Iraqis whatsoever.\nYou want to see something else the media isn't showing you?  Try this one on for size.  This information might not be available for long with the downfall of Net Neutrality, so igrore it at your own peril:\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848
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Euthanasia, as a way to eliminate "undesireable" ethnecities was what a man named Adolph Hitler attempted in the early 40's.Remember him? Sadaam H. also practiced this when attempting to eliminate other indiginous groups in his country.\n\nWhat kind of criteria would you use to establish just who should or could be euthanized? Those who have physical imparements, mental illness, the wrong eye color?  I have heard the arguements that a doctor should be able to administer a painless death when all other hope is lost, but what doctor wants to be the one who is willing to do this? None that I know.\n\nRemember, when you open that can of worms, you don't really know what all is going to crawl out.
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First of all, this a question that has no clear answer. If a pet has no chance of survival people put it to sleep. Now, if you take the same reasoning, technically, yes, a person who is brain dead may be put to sleep or taken off the life support by considering them as dead. But, the problem is, if euthanasia is leagalized, will it be misused? Therefore, it depends on the case. I personally would hate to see people suffer. Both the ailing person and the person who has to look after that person suffer a lot. I support the ideology but cannot look upon cold blooded murder as mercy killing. It simply shocks and revolts me. Euthanasia carried out with the permission of the person may be treated as suicide. But again, it is just as good as assisting someone to commit suicide by helping them put the noose around their neck.
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Euthanasia should be legalized but very carefully. Sometimes it is better to die than live with a painful, vegetative disease. However the laws will have to be clear, there are many who might use it for unscrupulous reasons
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1. Yes, I would. It would be nice to know I could help someone to live a better life.\n2. "ordinary means", to me, refer to routine, usual, natural procedures (such as dying of natural causes); "extraordinary means" refer to procedures that are not customary (unusual, unnatural, such as euthanasia);\n3. This is a tough question because it involves legal and religious issues. To me, euthanasia is somewhat similar to the death penalty in the sense that someone has (or will have) the legal right to end someone else's life. When I think of both issues, from a detached standpoint, it seems OK for a doctor to end a terminal patient´s life and for the State to "kill" a criminal by lethal injection. That's because I am not the one who will be responsible for those "death sentences". However, if a relative of mine were in a vegetative state and I would have to pull the plug (so to speak), seriously, I doubt I would do it. It´s a matter of principles. Long story short, even if it were "legal", deep down, it would still be "illegal". \n4. cf. no. 3.\n5. If I had to choose between the two, I would definitely prefer "active euthanasia". It breaks my heart when I think of Mary Schiavo. The way she was treated, to me, was inhumane.
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I don't know about this case, but there seems to be an epidemic these days.
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Assisted suicide is when for one reason or another a person no longer wants to go on in this life. At that time someone assist them with ending thier life. \n\n My mother had cancer for the last 15 yrs of her life and towards the end this topic came up alot. We live in the Detroit, Mi area where Dr. kavorkian is from so it was a hot topic. Growing up with someone that was alway ill made me a definet believer in assisted suicide. If for some reason a person no longer wants to go o, why should it be our right to decide whether they do or not? And futher more why should someone get in trouble(Kavorkian is spending time in prison for this) for helping that person out if they can help the person go out a little easier. In my opinion people that have never seen anyone slowly die of something horrible like cancer have no right to answer this question.
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Not since 'Nam.  \nUnfortunately we lack an administration willing to correct this situation...in fact I feel they are making it worse.  The government uses these divisive issues to distract us from their incompetence.\n\nSadly, it's working perfectly...Americans are more interested in gay marriage & abortion than in the obscene levels of incompetence present at our highest levels of power. \nWake up, America!\n\nStop.\nThink.\nResist.
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Euthanasia - it would make a great persuasive essay.
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Euthanasia is a procedure for patients that simply can't just stick a shotgun into their mouth and pull the trigger. There are Multiple Sclerosis patients who lost their muscle function and can't move. We don't know about the disease, we don't have a treatment and all we can do is to fill you up with pain meds. Or patients with stage four lung cancer that metastasized to brain. They are in so much pain, they can't breath, they can have a prolonged seizure and wake up even without knowing who they are or suffer from permanent brain damage. In a condition like that, we can't cure you, all we can do is to make you live for a couple of months max on  morphine constantly. I think it is their right to choose to die.\n\nBut the condition has to be extreme. Comatose patients can wake up. It doesn't mean that they are dead. I would rather have a patient to die in the O.R. instead of just letting them die because they have bad injuries.\n\nAlso, patient must be competent and personally request euthanasia. It should not be performed on a patient without only and only patient's consent. \n\nA personal note, I also think that if a patient requests euthanasia, they should be psychologically examined and should not be euthanized before the fifth stage of Kubler-Ross' stages of death.
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Difficult to put an absolute age on it - some people are useful way past the age of 50, others are useless from the age of 15.\nBut why not voluntary Euthanasia - someone who's got nothing to live for but tea and Emmerdale, might "want" to take a trip to the other side, just to see if it's true, or not. But they're not allowed to.
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What a nice question-I think is improving!And i hope many will respond to this your question especially people from that side-I guess they will be in better position to tell us.Though I know their are some few problems still to be tackled but with time i believe and hope it will be over and this will set example to the World.
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it is difficult to exist without it.\n\nIt sounds like one of those overanalyzed philosophical bs topics. It is as if there was a choice as to whether the universe should exist or not. It is not a debate, just as death is not a debate. It is...just is. \n\nOne could argue that God is he source of the universe or perhaps that it preceeded Him. We don;t know and frankly, it isnt that important to spend such an effort over...just as the discussion of death is kinda pointless...it just is. \n\nWhy not spend the effort discussing topics that make a diffeence? Stem cell research, nuclear power for a cleaner environment, the morality of killing terrorists (OK, I threw in an easy one)
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No.  Unless you live in a few countries where it is a problem.  It's just another media mass-hysteria.  The risks and dangers are GREATLY overblown.\n\nCheck out the link below....and relax.....\n\n\nWAIT!!....INCOMING CHICKENS!!!!!!!!
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actuly in recent times that has become more comming. It used to be looked down on. but now days it is solicaly exceptible. So why not ask.