(July 4, 2014 at 3:25 pm)Blackout Wrote: Well I'm assuming assisted suicide implies someone unplugging, therefore taking a life in a cause-effect relationship of another human being. I wouldn't be comfortable do it, specially if it was a relative of mine. But if some people are fine doing it, it's ok. We should always respect the person's opinion on the matter.
From a legal perspective it matches the description of murder, even though it's not the same. Where I live it is still illegal.
And I think euthanasia shouldn't depend only on the law, each case should go to court and the decision of the court would be yes or no. I say this because in some cases we don't know if the person would consent or not, if they are in a comma for instance.
It definitely needs to be regulated, like ensuring the person is of sound mind and that it is their wishes, not someone else's, but saying so doesn't mean you necessarily disagree with the ethics of it.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
