I think Oregon has a law that allows human euthanasia. I heard of a story of one young woman that just got married when she found out she had a brain tumor that would eventually kill her. Instead of letting the disease kill her, she was able to get one pill that would kill her in a quick more humane way. She chose to do so when it got to the point that she was in a lot of pain and very dependent on others to help her do simple things in life. She didn't want to put her family through that so she decided herself when she wanted to end it.
Yeah it's called physician assisted suicide. You have to have a logical medical reason for doing it, like having cancer. I think only a couple states allow even that though
I tried googling it to find out what drug she was given to end her life. All the articles I've gone through just say lethal medication.
However, if you'd like to search yourself, her name was Brittany Maynard and was an advocate for this law they call death with dignity.
Most of the time that an animal is put down is because it's in severe pain and is unlikely to recover. I personally think that if someone is of sound mind but severe pain that is unlikely to change they should be able to make that choice. Though that is hard to define as a sound mind. If you are in severe pain you may just take the so called 'easy' way out. Then there is the fact that doctors are sworn to prevent death to the best of their ability. That is their job. Plus there is a distinction between animals and humans that also changes the situationn. This is all terribly worded but I'm on my iPad and am getting tired of typing. Hope I made some sense.
Because it's a natural human tendency to see one's own beliefs as "right" and anything that contradicts it as "wrong," and since so many (usually healthy) people would never take their own lives for any reason they believe there's no situation in which another person should be allowed to either. Most people believe if you want to take your own life there's something wrong with you, and you should be stopped at all costs because you're clearly not of sound mind (by their definition). It's how laws in general work.
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I think that if a human can make a decision that isn't affected by their mental state (like if they have depression) and they have a physical disability/ illness that they would unlikely be able to recover from, I think they should be allowed. But only in a specialist hospital/ environment. I'm not sure if I'm putting my point across, I'm not very good at writing my thoughts down in the detail it is in my head :/
Okay, so why should a human being be kept alive until the very end whle an animal may be put out of his misery at any moment? Please explain thoroughly, there are a lot of harsh questions here.
Exactly. Why are animals allowed to die with dignity. People should be allowed that right also. We human animals are no different than non-human animals. (See how I turned geekor's post around?)
That's the problem, when is it ok for someone to die willingly? People who's bodies are dying, is it ok for them to end their pain? Their health slips away and nothing seems to help. Others may hope someone sick will get better, but hope won't heal. Is it dignified to crave death and be allowed it? What if, rhetorically, the person's self is dying, an endless depression that is consuming their world, is it ok for them to end their pain? Their soul slips away and nothing seems to help. Others may hope someone depressed will get better, but hope won't heal. Is it dignified to crave death and be allowed it? Isn't mental pain as real as physical? Why would anyone ever go against someone's will to die? This is the slippery slope euthanasia presents, when do we say someone has the right to die? Either everyone's pain allows the accepted choice of death, or no ones. I can tell you there's only one if these worlds I would want to live in.
Except mental pain does get better. I'm living proof. Granted I am forever on meds, but I'm alive, happy with no desire to die. It's called mental illness because it is an illness. It's not weakness or choosing to be sad. It's an illness no different from diabetes. It may require medication for the rest of your life, but it can be handled and YOU can feel better.
However, if you'd like to search yourself, her name was Brittany Maynard and was an advocate for this law they call death with dignity.