RE: jack kevorkian and jenna jamison
July 17, 2012 at 4:31 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2012 at 4:38 pm by jackman.)
i agree that sometimes suicide is selfish. i'd even venture to say that most times it shouldn't be an option - however, when considering "do not resuscitate" orders and right to die views, there are instances when it's a viable option.
there are instances where someone is depressed and that isn't grounds alone, imo. i certainly will consider a dnr order to be placed on me in the instance that i have no functional use of my body or brain. at that point, i'm just costing my family stress and insane amounts of money to keep me breathing and my heart beating - to me, it's not worth it, if what i have is irreversible. to those that have terminal illnesses, are incapacitated and in pain beyond medicinal relief, i think it becomes your personal option. if that's selfish, then say the family needs to get over it.
often times when a family member is in the hospital battling cancer, for instance, and they're at a level 4 or 5 and beyond operable, it's just a matter of time. i've been in the hospital talking with my grandmother in that very predicament. she told me that everyone calls and a few even come to see her and they all tell her to "be strong" and "keep fighting". she said it's easy for them to say because they weren't the ones who were dealing with chemo, radiation and meds for the past 3 years almost daily. she was tired of fighting and wanted to give up. i think it's selfish of family to make someone hold on.
there are instances where someone is depressed and that isn't grounds alone, imo. i certainly will consider a dnr order to be placed on me in the instance that i have no functional use of my body or brain. at that point, i'm just costing my family stress and insane amounts of money to keep me breathing and my heart beating - to me, it's not worth it, if what i have is irreversible. to those that have terminal illnesses, are incapacitated and in pain beyond medicinal relief, i think it becomes your personal option. if that's selfish, then say the family needs to get over it.
often times when a family member is in the hospital battling cancer, for instance, and they're at a level 4 or 5 and beyond operable, it's just a matter of time. i've been in the hospital talking with my grandmother in that very predicament. she told me that everyone calls and a few even come to see her and they all tell her to "be strong" and "keep fighting". she said it's easy for them to say because they weren't the ones who were dealing with chemo, radiation and meds for the past 3 years almost daily. she was tired of fighting and wanted to give up. i think it's selfish of family to make someone hold on.
(July 17, 2012 at 4:09 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Counter argument to #1:
What about people who are violently emotionally distraught and "want to die"?
What about histrionics (*cough cough*)? They want to die as a matter of their emotional lows.
The right to die must be balanced with as many barriers to ensure the one who will die is of compos mentis.
concerning those with the violently emotional distress and the histrionics, i agree.
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