It's a tough question, I think - one with many layers and subtleties that make a yes/no answer for me difficult.
Assisted suicide in the case where the person in question is lucid and is able to clearly make their wishes unambiguously known? I strongly support it in this case.
Euthanasia in the case where the person has not, and cannot make their wishes known and is incapable of giving consent or voicing non-consent? This is less clear to me - while on the one hand, I would want to help ease their suffering, I wouldn't presume to know what their choice would be, nor would I want to act in a way contrary to their wishes.
Having been in a situation where my father and I had to make a decision regarding keeping my grandmother on life support or not, those questions are not easily answered. I have wondered many times whether we made the right decision or not.
Assisted suicide in the case where the person in question is lucid and is able to clearly make their wishes unambiguously known? I strongly support it in this case.
Euthanasia in the case where the person has not, and cannot make their wishes known and is incapable of giving consent or voicing non-consent? This is less clear to me - while on the one hand, I would want to help ease their suffering, I wouldn't presume to know what their choice would be, nor would I want to act in a way contrary to their wishes.
Having been in a situation where my father and I had to make a decision regarding keeping my grandmother on life support or not, those questions are not easily answered. I have wondered many times whether we made the right decision or not.
