Should euthanasia be allowed in the UK?

[Lukeh]

I agree with it.

If people want to die, and it would be kinder for them, then I am all for it.

To the person above, that is all well and good, but in the last two years of his life he may be in a lot of pain, and may decide he wants to end it. And so dont you think it would be better for this character to die with dignity rather than having to be seen so weak and in pain?

[FlyingJesus]

Personally I say no to Euthanasia.

People say that if you have a terminal disease then it is best to do it because you prbably wont live a full and great life.

Not true.
I know a guy who will die in 2010 will a terminal disease (can't remember what it is :S)

And he has great fun with us all the time.

He obviously doesn't want to end it now though. Other people might, and the argument isn't "should everyone who has a terminal illness be put down?" it's about having the freedom of choice.

[RedStratocas]

Personally I say no to Euthanasia.

People say that if you have a terminal disease then it is best to do it because you prbably wont live a full and great life.

Not true.
I know a guy who will die in 2010 will a terminal disease (can't remember what it is :S)

And he has great fun with us all the time.

As Jesus said above, the point isnt "He has a disease, let's kill him". It isnt a LAW that if you have a disease you have to be killed, its to give people the option. The guy you are talking about is lucky, but its irrelivant if he doesnt want to die. Euthanasia is when the person WANTS to die because of their illness, not someone who has an illness but doesnt want to die.

[HUGECOOL]

As Jesus said above

XD How uncanny, lol.

Well, I only agree with this if the person is on life support, therefore, living an artificial life. They are completely dependant on machinery for their survival and the same morality that says no to 'assisted suicide' should not be any different for people who are dependant on a stomach tube or an air tube up their nose.

Sometimes, human sympathy gets the best of doctors who have terminally ill patients, and they decide humanely euthanizing their patients without the consent of them or their family. Now, while the patient is no longer living in misery, it still was not the patient's choice to die. In my opinion, this is not correct.

Personally I say no to Euthanasia.

People say that if you have a terminal disease then it is best to do it because you prbably wont live a full and great life.

Not true.
I know a guy who will die in 2010 will a terminal disease (can't remember what it is :S)

And he has great fun with us all the time.

This is different though. While the guy does have a terminal disease, he is not suffering, bed-ridden until his death, or on life support. Euthanisia is mostly for patients that have no other remedy besides waiting to die or living off of machines, which is very painful.

[FlyingJesus]

Sometimes, human sympathy gets the best of doctors who have terminally ill patients, and they decide humanely euthanizing their patients without the consent of them or their family. Now, while the patient is no longer living in misery, it still was not the patient's choice to die. In my opinion, this is not correct.

Hence why written, signed and witnessed consent would be needed, same as when someone writes a will.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I say YES To Euthanasia, Its up to the pateient.


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[Nixt]

I say yes.

If one knows that they only have a very small amount of life to live, and those days are to be painful; there should be no reason why they cannot choose to end that life in their own way. If they are uncapable of doing it themselves, they should be allowed assistance by someone they choose.
Of course, there should be very careful rules that are laid down alongside it. For example, it has to be evaluated by a proffessional beforehand. It has to be made sure that the individual actually does want to die, as in some cases they are so bad communication is nigh impossible.

[Catzsy]

I say yes.

If one knows that they only have a very small amount of life to live, and those days are to be painful; there should be no reason why they cannot choose to end that life in their own way. If they are uncapable of doing it themselves, they should be allowed assistance by someone they choose.
Of course, there should be very careful rules that are laid down alongside it. For example, it has to be evaluated by a proffessional beforehand. It has to be made sure that the individual actually does want to die, as in some cases they are so bad communication is nigh impossible.

Yes i agree it would have helped my great nan who had had enough but had to stay in hospital til she died.

[HUGECOOL]

Hence why written, signed and witnessed consent would be needed, same as when someone writes a will.

Yes, I'm aware of that, but there are occasions in which the doctors take it upon themselves to see that the patient is at peace, even if it means not getting any consent form anyone.

[FlyingJesus]

If people are going to do that, they'll do it regardless of how legal consentual euthanasia is.