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Originally Posted by ivi0nk3y
I knew you'd have a problem with that. 
You didn't respond to my question about where the line should be drawn. Is there a pain-o-meter reading that a doctor can make a judgement on to let a patient die? Should only people who are terminally ill and in pain be allowed to die? Do you kill kids in the same position or do you give them the best chance to live, despite the pain they might be feeling?
As much as I sympathise with people who are in pain and want it to end, it just doesn't set a good example and opens up an icky can of worms.
I think it would also lead to less medical discoveries in how to stop the pain and cure people, if suddenly Euthanasia became widespread and accepted by the world. |
In my opinion the line shouldn't be drawn. If a person wants to die, then I believe that's their choice. If they are going to kill themselves then I don't believe it's my place (or anyone else but themselves) to tell them not to. That's what I mean.
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Originally Posted by Salvanas
I find suicide for something that is less than life ending, a selfish thing to do.
In africa, for example, are people there committing suicide? Are the people that have lethal diseases committing suicide?
No they aren't. They are striving to survive. The people who end their lives for something like someone close dieing, or debt problems, and the like, come across to me as selfish human beings.
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I never said it wasn't selfish. I agree it's wholly selfish. My uncle committed suicide and even though he was deeply unhappy he still left all his family behind.