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Euthanasia?
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What do you think? Are there any circumstances that justify killing someone as an act of mercy? Can people reach a point where they have nothing to live for, and killing them is an act of kindness.
What about those siamese twins, should one dies to save the other?
What about those siamese twins, should one dies to save the other?
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I think the poor parents of the twins would agree with that, but unfortunately the law may not. Tough call.
My husband fought with his emotions & morals and in the end he couldn't do it. Even when his brother had lost all use of his body, but his mind was stil perfect.
In the end his brother died by asphyxiation, effectively drowning in his own saliva.
My husband has never forgiven himself, he can vividly remember his brother managing to say "please.....help.....me".
He now confesses that if presented with the same situation, he would follow the wishes of the person in need.
J9
However, I know that if someone I loved were in the latter stages of a terminal condition, and were in pain, I would give him or her ALL the morphine they were legally prescribed – knowing that to do so would probably suppress their respiratory system and lead to a peaceful death.
Concerning the Siamese twins, I think it comes down to whether it is right to murder one for the other to survive – In this instance I would let nature take its course, and try and operate to separate them if and when one had died. As cleanblade says, tough call this one,
Regards derby
[This message has been edited by dirty_harry (edited 08-09-2000).]
i think that suicide is a cop out to some extent, i dont feel any1 has the right to take their life, just as no1 has the right to take ur life. but, sayin that ive always told my mum that if anythin were to happen to me and i was left a 'vegetable' then id want to 'b killed'. and if my mum or bro or any close member of my family were seriously ill and they asked me to 'kill em' when they were beyond helpin themselves then im afraid that i would seriously consider doin it, no matter what the law says.
the law just looks at the country as a population and dont realy consider the personal issues involved.
it think the law should b so that this is possible, but some1 in authority(doc etc) would have to confirm that it could occur for suitable reasons, so as euthanasia could not b used as an alabi for a murder.if it were to b then the ill, dieing person(when in suitable mind) could sign decleration type thing to agree to b 'killed', this would also have to be a professional issue. but things would b different if the case was unexpected, ie a road traffic accident, then it would b down to the relatives.
i think this is gonna b another issue to cause a little tension and an atmosphere, sorry if ive offended any1.
love helly
Yes
J9
I would hope someone who loved me, would enable me to swallow enough diamorphine to end my life.
Though I hope to god, none of us are ever in that position.
However, under UK law, any person who willingly assists another to commit suicide can be found guilty of an offence, regardless of the existance of a living will. The following was copied from
http://www.ves.org.uk/DpLaw_Intro.html
Voluntary euthanasia and physician assisted suicide are against the law in the UK. Currently, people helping another person to die could face up to life (for murder), or 14 years (assisting a suicide) in prison.
hope this is of use
derby