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|  | The right to die...
« Thread Started on Apr 1, 2005, 5:09am » | |
Now that the situation with Terri Schiavo has reached a tragic end, I suspect there will be a lot more discussion on the whole "right to die" issue, and where the line should be drawn perhaps. Maybe lawmakers will even attempt to have some new laws put in place, who knows?
I am curious to know how everyone else feels about this, though. In a situation where a person is not on a respirator but can breath perfectly on their own, doesn't have a terminal illness, etc, do you think that person's spouse should be allowed to decide whether they live or die? Do you think we should take their word for it (like the courts did Mr. Schiavo), or should it be in writing...a living will? Also, do you think the person who isn't really dying should be able to make that decision for his or herself?
When I really began to pay attention to the battle over Terri Schiavo, I really couldn't make much sense out of what was going on...why they would even consider removing her feeding tube. One of the first things I thought about was euthanasia. Euthanasia is illegal, and yet, it's okay to let a woman who isn't terminally ill decide (if she actually did make that decision) she doesn't want to go on living in a condition that isn't life threatening with the proper care. I admit, I don't know much about all this, but I can't see how it is much different from euthanasia. Actually, it seems worse to starve someone to death than to give them a shot or whatever that will put them to sleep for good.
I know there are families who decide to let their loved ones go who are on respirators, and are told there is no hope whatsoever of them ever recovering, waking up, etc. Then I can see taking a person off a respirator, and letting them go. In my mind, that just doesn't seem the same as what happened with Terri Schiavo, however.
Anywho, your thoughts on this?
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