Desi Cartman Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 I read the below article and this person had enough and just wanted to end. He cant move any part of his body and is completely dependent on others. So what do you think about his request for Euthanasia. Tony Nicklinson found living with locked-in syndrome so difficult that he petitioned Britain's High Court to overturn his country's ban on euthanasia. In January, the 58-year-old asked the High Court to declare that any doctor who killed him with his consent would not be charged with murder. Last week, the court rejected his request, a decision that Nicklinson said had left him "devastated and heartbroken." Nicklinson was a former corporate manager and rugby player who suffered a stroke in 2005 that left him unable to speak or move below his neck. He required constant care and communicated mostly by blinking, although his mind had remained unaffected and his condition was not terminal. Nicklinson had argued that British law violated his right to "private and family life" as guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, on the ground that being able to choose how to die is a matter of personal autonomy. He had previously described his life as "a living nightmare." Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/goodbye-world-lockedin-sufferer-dies-a-week-after-losing-righttodie-court-case-20120823-24n6f.html#ixzz24JIhmuZt
flamy Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Gets tricky when it has to be someone else that has to give consent. Also, what about suicidal patients?
Desi Cartman Posted August 22, 2012 Author Posted August 22, 2012 Gets tricky when it has to be someone else that has to give consent. Also, what about suicidal patients? ItÃÔ a big issue as IMO humans have a right to do whatever they want with their bodies. If they think the pain is too much or they have lost all hope, and want to end it then they will do it. They donÃÕ need govtÃÔ permission to do it and govt cant do anything if they do it. Issue is about not letting people do it who are physically unable to end their lives, its a discrimination in a way.
nikred Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 YES. Take it case by case. In cases like Tony Nicklinson, mentioned above, just put an end to their misery.
yoda Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 A person's life is their own. It should be up to them to decide when to end it, whether they are terminally ill or not.
Crookbond Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 You weren't born to life yourself and hence, you don't have full control over the process of death/birth is the logic. I will agree to allow Euthansia but with quick and multiple level checks ONLY.
Desi Cartman Posted August 23, 2012 Author Posted August 23, 2012 I can see that most people actually are in its favor , wonder why it doesnt get legalized in India, US etc
Mariyam Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 A person's life is their own. It should be up to them to decide when to end it' date=' whether they are terminally ill or not.[/quote'] A person's life is *not* his/her own in the strictest sense. The person also belongs to his/her family, friends and the wider society. I remember having a discussion on similar lines with Vijay Sharma once. On the topic of euthanasia, I don't think there can be a generic yes or no as an answer. It has to examined case by case.
panesarv Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Maybe it messes up the system....people have loans on their names n ****?
nballa Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 I can see that most people actually are in its favor ' date=' wonder why it doesnt get legalized in India, US etc[/quote'] maybe because once its legalized there will be a whole bunch of nut cases out there asking for a bullet in their head for nirvana or some bullshyt
maniac Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Very complicated subject to have a strong opinion like yes/no On one hand feel sorry for patients who have been reduced to say a vegitative state(don't know if that is the politically correct term) and at the same time there is always a fear of such kind of deaths causing controversy or abuse So undecided
Desi Cartman Posted August 24, 2012 Author Posted August 24, 2012 There is no real issue for people who are able to kill themselves, I understand that Govt cant really go out and say from now on pls ask your doctor if you wish to kill yourself. But for people who are unable to move their arms or do anything on their own, assisted suicide shouldnt be illegal
Rajiv Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 A person's life is *not* his/her own in the strictest sense. The person also belongs to his/her family, friends and the wider society. I remember having a discussion on similar lines with Vijay Sharma once. On the topic of euthanasia, I don't think there can be a generic yes or no as an answer. It has to examined case by case. In that case, take a vote but YES if the person is a vegetable and life seems meaningless, whats the point of pleasing relatives when you can't live on your own
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