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Should we have a right called 'Right to Die'?
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May 12, 2014 10:35AM
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I really don't know if I am right or wrong , but I feel that purpose of one's life cannot be discovered by him/her in their lifetime..I mean they can pursue the means to know but I don't think they can anticipate the end..Like I always, since my childhood , wanted to fulfill all my dreams by 35 and then die..I always had this plan of suicide marked..but now am not sure whether the ends which I feel are the reasons for my birth are exactly the same why am born..I mean I really don't know what the real purpose of my birth is ..so I don't think I want to kill myself even in a legally acceptable manner ..
coming to another aspect of this, mercy killings, I feel these should be allowed and practiced with a certain set of guidelines and stringent measures...I mean, you really don't want a paraplegic or braindead person to live forever suffering the pain and with no chance of recovery in sight .
I say that suicide are for losers. I think that the only reason it is a sin to suicide is that it is a sin to give ip your own life. God gave us a life as a task and if we don't complete it we must be punished.
My son committed suicide two months ago, aged 31 yrs. He was not a loser by any means. He had Borderline Personality Disorder (also known as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder). Suicide is always present in those with this disorder. Life has never been easy, but last year saw a year that I wouldn't wish upon anyone. All he wanted was peace and he finally got his wish. Before my son's death, I could see no reason why one should end one's life, but my view has totally changed.
Slightly related topic, What do you think of Euthanasia (assisted suicide)?
Sorry for your lose jeneatte. I am sorry if i had offended him by any means :-(
Euthanasia - I approve it completelyBack to topic, I'm against suicide committed by a healthy person. However, I don't really object to a 'right to die'. Let assume there is a law for that. Its apparent goal should be to deliver a quick and painless death. Its underlying goal should be to reduce the rate of suicides.
Because we are talking about extinguishing a life here, people cannot just sign a paper and get to die. There should be procedures, appeal to authority, presenting your case, or 'lawful stuffs' because I run out of words. This should allow people time to think this through before choosing to die.
On the other hand, people can be both clever and stupid. Why goes all through that trouble when one can end one's life oneself? Does that render this law essentially unnecessary?
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We have a thread on Euthanasia...check that out. Lots of different opinions...
Very interesting topic Ruchi. It is actually a question I have thought of a lot because it is such a subject of argument between some people and religions. It is a hard thing to set any laws or rules on because a person has a right to decide if they want to continue to live their life or not because, after all, it is his or her life to live or not live as they choose. Have any of you ever read The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus? The main focus of the book is the "absurd" which Camus explains as our almost desperate search throughout our lives to find meaning, understanding, clarity, etc. in a world that we can barely make sense of where it's a struggle to find truth or meaning. The first chapter of the book is about "Absurd Reasoning" where he debates if and when suicide is justifiable and if it should be considered a sin or not and whether or not people who choose to take their own lives are right or wrong and if they should be judged. It is a great read and he brings up some really amazing points throughout it. I first read it in a mythology course in college and in the past 10 years I have gone through two copies because I reread the book so much that I wear it out. I really think it would be a great read (even just parts of it) for this topic. Curious if anyone else has ever read it.
It is something I think about allot as I watch my grandparents deteriorate. Two people I love more than anything can't take care of themselves. They do not know what is going on. My grandfather keeps leaving the house and ending up in weird places. I know if they had the choice they would not want to live this way, they would choose Euthanasia. I wish that they could of had this option when the time came.
Colleen ~ The Clever Girl from Gallifrey wrote: "Very interesting topic Ruchi. It is actually a question I have thought of a lot because it is such a subject of argument between some people and religions. It is a hard thing to set any laws or rul..."Thanks for the suggestion Colleen, I am gonna check that book out.
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Thanks :)
IMO - suicide or assisted suicide by someone who is terminally ill should be legal. I think it's horrible to watch someone waste away by any disease from which there is no cure, and alot of time people are in pain or so doped up from pain meds that they don't even know what's going on around them. My grandmother, uncle and cousin all passed within the last 5 years and it was a struggle to watch them toward their end of life as they lose their mental facilities, their body function and their dignity. I know that they would not want to live that way.
In Washington State I think it's legal to commit (assisted) suicide in cases of the terminally ill. I just heard in the news recently about a woman in her early 30's who moved there b/c she was diagnosed with an illness and committed suicide about 2 weeks ago.
Yes. I heard about it first in the newspaper about someone who announced she will kill herself on 1st November since she has terminal cancer.
Religiously, I forbid it. But I was in a position like that. So I understand.
Religiously, I forbid it. But I was in a position like that. So I understand.
I certainly don't mean to start anything, here, and I am just sharing my opinion. :)People will say that suicide is selfish, or "the easy way out" and I actually agree with them to a point. It is definitely a loophole, in the scheme of things, however painful it may be. I'm not sure that, as a person who has never experienced serious, clinical depression, I can speak to whether or not it is selfish, but I do know, from what I've read and heard about, that it is often hardest on the people a person leaves behind.
However hard life may be, I don't know that I could ever devastate my family and friends like that - even if I happened to be in an impossibly difficult/dark place.
Physician-assisted suicide though, I completely support. If a person truly wants to end their time on Earth, and makes that formally known, I think of it more as respecting their wishes, than anything.
I do know, for myself - If I ever come to a point where I am a vegetable...please just let me go. I don't want to live in a vegetative state indefinitely; because I don't count it as truly living.
Just my perspective.
No....i totally Disagree...!! How can v think of ending such a Gift called "LIFE" ... if v r nt hvng right to kill others...no right to kill animals...instead v hv rights for self Protection..!!! Such A Right is totally baseless.(Just my viewpoint)
People should not have the right to die, because God put us on this Earth to live, and be happy, not to die, simply because we are unhappy. I've been unhappy many times in my life, but I am still here. We are going to have bad times in our lives, no matter what. We will not have perfect lives.
There should be no rights like that. We don't have the right to take our own life nor others's.Life is a gift given by God. God is our creator.How can we destroy something which is not ours. Happiness and sadness can both come in life why we should accept happiness alone but not rejection from God?!
Absolutely. If someone is terminally ill and is in excruciating pain it should be their choice to end their life or not. Why should someone be made to suffer and linger on in pain. That's inhuman. We have all these rights against cruel and inhuman punishments; watching someone in terminal pain is cruel and if they want to end it they should be able to.
Absolutely - I totally agree with a "Right To Die" or an "Assisted Suicide" law.Have you ever seen a loved one w/ terminal intestinal cancer or other disease? It's horrible to watch someone suffer in pain 24/7 for months, listening to them crying in pain wishing for death to come sooner rather than later just so the pain will stop. I've been in that situation and if there had been a law in place I would have def helped my loved one.
We treat our pets with more dignity to end their suffering, people should also have the same rights.
