[Newsbot]

Title: US state's first assisted suicide
Category: Uncle Sam
Posted By: snookums
Date: 2009-05-22 16:51:12

[Guy_Fawkes]

Wow, we should have something like that here.

[Bacardi4206]

That is a good law, some people are unlucky and are diagnosed with very painful stuff or stuff that is both painful and will kill them eventually.

It is humane to allow them to die a less painful death and know exactly when it will be as its organized so they can have there family with them or get everything in order and say there goodbyes.

[Brenda]

The fact people can do it, is fantastic, imo. But the way it is done here, is not really mine...
It's a bit too simple... There is no doctor used here, other than to prescribe the medication... I would have liked to see a little more control...

[DerbyX]

I agree. Doctors and some sort of social worker/psychiatrist should be involved in a non-judgemental role (ie doing their best to stop it at all costs) should be involved but this choice should be allowed and obeyed.

I've been around terminal patients in pain so great that drugs have little affect yet the puritans and religious people think they should suffer till the bitter end. They don't care about the patient but rather their own sense of righteousness.

[Public_Domain]

[DerbyX]

(hands Mr. C. a gun and rope). I agree. Do the honourable thing!

[Brenda]

DerbyX DerbyX:

(hands Mr. C. a gun and rope). I agree. Do the honourable thing!

Whats that for? you think he might miss the first time?

[DerbyX]

I believe if anything is worth doing its worth doing right the first time!

[Proculation]

I'm all for it too.
But, it must be well made and reglemented carefully. Like, this should be in their wills or there's a proof that the person said that's the way she wants to be.

If that's legally proven that she wants to die: i'm for.

I saw my grandma getting old with multiple sclerosis. She died at 82 but for at least 10 years she was not able even to eat. In the last times, she was not able to talk either. She never asked to die but we know she was suffering. She was always crying when we went seeing her. If she had asked to die, that would have been a good thing to do to help her.