After the recent "time for thoughts" discussion I got to thinking about euthanasia.
What are peoples views?
Personally if I was in the position where I could do nothing for myself physhically and had all my choices made for me and knew there was no way of recovery I really wouldnt want to suffer the misery of having no life. I had some recent health problems which are still ongoing namely caused my headaches which are quite bad and had been sent for a MRI/brain scan, needless to say they did actually find a brain in there and thankfully theres nothing visiblyy wrong with it which was such a huge relief. But I had started to think (and not to be pessemistic but rather realistic!) what would I do if there was something serious? I have a daughter to consider etc and quite frankly if I thought for a second I would go down hill downhill and downhill some more with no way of getting back up hill Id much rather go nuts and do what I can while I can with whats left of my life and then quit while I was ahead.
Just doing care work for a few years mademe see how people get treated and its absolutely shocking not to sound like a jobsworth but had reported physically/verbally abusive behavour many times if anyone ever treated me that way Id like to think i had the physica/mental capability to do somethign about the fucker but life doesnt work like that.
Anyway what do you think??
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Quality of Life
Wouldn't it be great if we could carry Euthanasia cards, like donor cards. It's kinda double standards with the law, I believe. Abortion is legal as is the morning after pill. We can have our pets put down when they're too ill or injured for full recovery, yet we can't do that for our loved ones. I understand the potential for abuse with euthanasia, but there is potential for abuse in most things. But I do think a euthanasia card which is signed when one is still of sound mind would eliminate most concerns.
yes totally agree with that, look at the couple of cases in th last couple of years where people have had to fight to be able to end their lifes while becomign a public spectacle for the media when it must be hard enough to go through the debilatating illness in the first place.
If euthanasia cards were available Id definetly have one!
If euthanasia cards were available Id definetly have one!
Yeah I know I think thats just so bad I actually worked with a guy with one of these boards who also had an american accent on it too although he came from Glasgow.
Personally Id have thought it would have been really cool to have a broad glaswegian accent which is what he would have if he could talk himself.
See you jimmeh, ahm gonnae kick your erse, aye thats right yooooooooo!
Personally Id have thought it would have been really cool to have a broad glaswegian accent which is what he would have if he could talk himself.
See you jimmeh, ahm gonnae kick your erse, aye thats right yooooooooo!
hehe now i have mental images of what stephen hawkings having an orgasm making his wee sex noises with his board!!
"oh my god thats soo good"
"Oh yes suck me harder baby!"
"Oh Fuck!"
"Im going to cum all over your face"
"Oh yes, Oh Yes, Ooooooooh yes!!"
All in an american electronic accent sorta thing hehe Can you envision it??
"oh my god thats soo good"
"Oh yes suck me harder baby!"
"Oh Fuck!"
"Im going to cum all over your face"
"Oh yes, Oh Yes, Ooooooooh yes!!"
All in an american electronic accent sorta thing hehe Can you envision it??
Actually that made me just think! Does that mean that German or French or whoever else, if they get a liberator board are theirs in an american accent??
Surely not!
And if thats the case then thats discrimination against us scottish, english, irish and welsh. I think it be cool for people to have these boards with their own accents, Imagine a room full of them all having orgasms hahahaha
Surely not!
And if thats the case then thats discrimination against us scottish, english, irish and welsh. I think it be cool for people to have these boards with their own accents, Imagine a room full of them all having orgasms hahahaha
Right back to the subject of euthanasia i definately think that it should be allowed.
My Uncle had Motor Neurone disease,basically its a disease where eventually you loose all use of your body,your muscles just waste away,but the mind stays perfectly intact.
Luckily my Uncle died of a stroke before his illness got too debilitating and in the end was a godsend for him.
In cases such as these where you must go through absolute mental torture knowing your just going to keep getting worse must be a horrific way to die.
I think euthanasia in cases such as this should definately be the person in question is of sound mind then it should be their choice and no one elses if they live or die and how.
There was a documentary on television a year or so ago about a man in his 30's or 40's and it showed his struggled right until the end,he was very brave and just wanted to die poor man.
My Uncle had Motor Neurone disease,basically its a disease where eventually you loose all use of your body,your muscles just waste away,but the mind stays perfectly intact.
Luckily my Uncle died of a stroke before his illness got too debilitating and in the end was a godsend for him.
In cases such as these where you must go through absolute mental torture knowing your just going to keep getting worse must be a horrific way to die.
I think euthanasia in cases such as this should definately be the person in question is of sound mind then it should be their choice and no one elses if they live or die and how.
There was a documentary on television a year or so ago about a man in his 30's or 40's and it showed his struggled right until the end,he was very brave and just wanted to die poor man.
Having seen a brilliant teacher wither and die from dementia in her early 60s, desperate to be able to end it while she still had a meaningful existence, in a manner that was not seen as being immoral or an 'easy way out' I support the right to consensual euthanasia wholeheartedly.
But, and it's a very big but, it must be within a very secure framework, with absolutely no possibility of abuse, and I'm not convinced that's possible. For example, if Stephen Hawking were to arrive at hospital without his wheelchair, and unknown to those treating him, he would appear unable to communicate, or conduct any aspect of his own life, and 'putting him out of his misery' might seem a rational course, but we know that's emphatically not the case.
As with most areas of life, choice is crucial. If, God forbid, I should ever be in the position where my body will sustain life, but every other aspect of me has passed I want my life to be ended in a respectful manner and not to be kept alive in a ward until nature takes its course. It is my belief that I should be able to make this decision.
But, and it's a very big but, it must be within a very secure framework, with absolutely no possibility of abuse, and I'm not convinced that's possible. For example, if Stephen Hawking were to arrive at hospital without his wheelchair, and unknown to those treating him, he would appear unable to communicate, or conduct any aspect of his own life, and 'putting him out of his misery' might seem a rational course, but we know that's emphatically not the case.
As with most areas of life, choice is crucial. If, God forbid, I should ever be in the position where my body will sustain life, but every other aspect of me has passed I want my life to be ended in a respectful manner and not to be kept alive in a ward until nature takes its course. It is my belief that I should be able to make this decision.
I worked in a Hospice for over two years and have seen first hand the suffering patients and relatives go through coping with a terminal illness.
I believe everyone should have to right to decide whether euthaniasia is right for them. We are the master of our own destiny's and I believe therefore we should be given to right whether to live or not.
I believe everyone should have to right to decide whether euthaniasia is right for them. We are the master of our own destiny's and I believe therefore we should be given to right whether to live or not.
