Is Euthanasia legal anywhere?
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Yes\nAustralia \nBelgium \nNetherlands \nSwitzerland
836121
No.  In this day and age NO ONE should die in pain.  That's what hospice is for.  The hospice team will be able to help the patient live their final days, weeks, months nearly pain free.  \n\nHospice DOES NOT euthanize patients....just helps to make them comfortable.  I would NEVER be in favor of euthanasia.....the hour of our death is in God's hands.
307335
Honestly, they say it's illegal but (United States) I havent actually seen anyone charged with anything if they attempted it and ended up not dying. \n It's probably said to be illegal because when you become that extremely depressed where ending your life seems the only option- you're probably not thinking as clearly as say, on an average day minus that depression.\n Also, you cant murder people- so it makes sense you cant murder yourself without doing something illegal...\n I do think some circumstances they should allow it for say, cancer patients who are close to death etc...but for others, well- like I said, I havent even heard of them actually charging them with anything.\n They just ask you questions and if you'd like to be committed to a mental care facility till you're less at-risk if you're already an adult. Probably because if they were to charge you with something- you'd be even more suicidal, haha.\n What I'm perplexed about is that there's people who are amazed that (at least in the US) they arent living as "free" here as they thought I suppose. Is it truly surprising it'd be illegal to run your own life and it's span?
463334
Very good question!!!!\nMy nephew was 28 wks at birth and he died, he was a whole little man. All his fingers and toes, etc. and it is legal to abort at this stage in LIFE.\nAnd if my pet is suffering I can have them put to sleep.\nBut I am forced to watch a loved one die because we can't even do for them as we would a pet!!!!!! Hmmmmmm\nOUR GOVERNMENT?????????
52285
I'm not sure about the legality, but I do know that in some states it's enforced, and in others it's not.\n\nNote: Check out the story of the lady who died in Spokane, WA last year.
555340
Nope.  When you decide to take a life you give up any human rights.  Read the Book of Instructions.  It's one of the Ten Basic Rules for living.\n\nRape...just cut off the parts that performed the task and throw him in a cell with Bubba who hasn't seen a female in years.
311004
I am against it 'because we have no right to kill people. It is unethical for any doctor to declare that a patient is going to die or can't survive for long. Doctors keep on struggling to see a patient alive.So how can any one end somebodies life prematurely.It is UNETHICAL.
131909
It is legal in at least some instances in every country except Chile, El Salvador, Malta, and the Vatican City. The site below has much more detailed information.
234250
Euthenasia is not legal but it should be.\n\nThose that suffer while dying should be allowed to control how and when they die. Do die without suffering is humane.
589870
YEA THE RIGHT TO DIE!!!!!\n\nhttp://www.resist.com/racistgames/playborderpatrol/borderpatrol.htm
715244
The choice : I  mean everyone should have the choice to take this decision .I believe in life and that miracles are always possible .I ve been against before but there are cases where the patients are suffering a lot , where the idea of the death is the only way to calm the pain .Is it fair to let those people live , enduring the worst just because Euthanasia is considered as a crime and on the otrher hand do we have the riggt to kill , its a difficult question.Anyway the choice must be given to those person to take their own decision.But are the able to take the right decision in their situation?´i ´m sory i didnt answer the question!
440206
If it is in the best interest of the person the euthanasia is meant for, then its good. Go for it. If the person can be saved, it's considered murder. Not by the medical party, but by the deciders.
889616
That's a lot of questions. Let's see...\n1) I will not donate my organs. There's no point. For medical reasons, they would be unusable except for training purposes, and I feel that is undignified.\n\n2) Ordinary means of resusitation can include paddles. But machines that breathe for you or take over organ function for more than a few minutes would be extraordinary.\n\n3) Euthanasia should be illegal because it's too easy to shift the decision from the person to the doctor, or worse, the inheritor. This has already happened in Holland.\n\n4) I could only offer encouragement, and see to it that appropriate pain relievers are made available.\n\n5) Passive is the only way. However, witholding of feeding is NOT acceptable.\n\n6) No. That is not a decision that can be morally made by any man.\n\n7) Life ends when brain function stops. At that point, the soul is no longer present, and there is no point in keeping the rest of the  body functioning.\n\nOh, I'm 52, and have a personal relationship with my Creator.
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Euthanasia is a form of murder and thus is prohibited by the Fifth Commandment. It is a grave offense against the dignity of the human person and also against God, the Author of human life. While motives and circumstances can mitigate one’s culpability, they do not change the nature of this murderous act, which must be forbidden (Catechism, no. 2277).
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Always a hot point of contention this one!\nI do believe in euthanasia and it certainly would be a revolutionary day if it should ever get legalized.\nHowever, what a complicated issue to draw up legal guidelines for. How do you decide when a situation is hopeless and agonising enough to warrant 'assisted suicide'. And more importantly who decides for someone who is not able to respond?\nI think underlying this issue is 'western' (or christian secular) society's attitudes to death. Now I'm no anthropologist, but I think when you explore this issue extensively down to the very soul of the debate, death is something that we (western society) are ultimately terrified of. I think you will find there are other cultures in which 'death' and 'dying' are treated vastly differently.\nI certainly agree that euthanasia should be incorporated into our way of thinking. It is not 'playing God' nor is it being 'evil'. It is a merciful act of love of the greatest kind.
504373
Yes, Yes and Furthermore YES!\n\nAdministration of anything without prior patient conscent, is completely illegal regardless of where you are at.
828723
I believe it should be legal, I have taken care of alot of suffering people and have seen what death from cancer, ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease), Multiple Sclerosis, and many other things is like. Imagine being robbed of every possible function, not including being able to speak or even be able to lift your arm, but still having your mental capacity intact....Alzheimers is another big one, watching a spouse grieve so much because their husband/wife cannot remember 50 years of marriage or even their own children...sometimes people who are actively dying hang on for up to 2 weeks. If someone is in their right mind when diagnosed with something like that, they should be able to make the decision to terminate their lives at a specific point in the disease progression, as long as the situation matches their specified criteria...I used to say no way I would never do that or think that was ok but then I began working in the health profession, and I am not so naieve anymore, there is pure suffering happening every second of every day. We dont like to see our pets suffer so we put them down when it is their time, but we humans must suffer for many years sometimes before we are withered away to nothing and basically have nothing else the disease can take but your life. It should be legal!! Right to live means right to live with a good quality of life, but when the naysayers are laying on their deathbeds and having their BM cleaned up by total strangers stricken with some terrible affliction and no pain medication in the world will take it away, they might change their minds. Euthanasia, along with guidelines should be legal