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What are your thoughts on assisted suicide in medical cases where there is no cure for a problem?
One of my favorite authors, Terry Pratchett, has Alzheimer's and has publicly stated he would commit suicide when the disease progresses to the point he cannot function. Now the UK government has issued guidelines that fail to protect those who participate in assisted suicide, even in cases where there is no hope of recovery at this point.
asked by Dark knight rides 2 months ago
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SimeyC says
It's a difficult question and there are many religious and moral issues to think through - however these probably should not have a place! Personally I feel that I do not have a right to tell someone what they can or cannot do with their own lives. Laws are supposed to protect people, but I do not see how a law that goes against someones free will, that does not harm anyone else is a good thing!
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I would very much want to help anyone who had got to such a state of despair due to his terminal illness that he was actually contemplating the idea of suicide but of course, under the law at present, if I... keep reading →
elayne001 says
My personal feeling on this is that it would be the "easy way out" even though the suffering would be over. We are to "endure well to the end" which means putting up with suffering like Christ did for us.
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