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Right to die
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Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Do you think voluntary euthanasia should be legal all in democratic countries?

Discuss.
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Yes, though it needs regulation.
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm
(July 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: Do you think voluntary euthanasia should be legal all in democratic countries?

Discuss.

Yes.

Because.
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Yes.

( Why is "Yes" too short an answer for a "yes or no" question?

This should now be long enough to satisfy the software.)
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Yes. While I would strongly advise against it in many situations, people do have the right to take their own life if they desire (except maybe in the situation where they are deemed incompetent to make that decision)
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:13 pm
We all have it but there are some I wish would exercise it more than they do.

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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:24 pm (This post was last modified: July 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Well, as Whateverist said, we already have this right (whether or not it is officially recognized). I can't see it ever being practical in our overly litigious culture though. Imagine how hefty the waivers, affidavits, and notarized documents would have to be if a disagreement arose between a provider and a client's survivors? Even if all of this were handled, there would still be run of the mill impropriety on top. As a right it seems like a no brainer, as a service (which is all we'd actually be talking about in the end) it would stretch our system of law. It's probably doable, but I don't know that we'd actually stick with it long enough to iron it out.
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:29 pm
I don't think a person has a right to kill themselves without justification, much like, a person can't kill another person without justification.
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:32 pm
(July 24, 2012 at 3:29 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I don't think a person has a right to kill themselves without justification, much like, a person can't kill another person without justification.

I don't have the right to force another person to smoke, therefore I dont have the right to smoke?
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RE: Right to die
July 24, 2012 at 3:59 pm
(July 24, 2012 at 2:59 pm)Shell B Wrote: Yes, though it needs regulation.


What she said.


I think people with debilitating illnesses should be allowed, but those with mental conditions that are treatable, no. But i'm no doctor.
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