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Would You Support Assisted Suicide in Your State?
Motion's Dying thread has me thinking again about this matter.
The older I get the more positive it looks to me, as well as those around me of similar age. A long-time tennis partner (MD in Calif.) had a pact w/colleagues... Just wondering what PPOT thinks.
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I'm all for it.
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True Liberty cannot exist if the state can deny you the freedom to die when you choose.
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Interesting topic. I understand the point/desire, especially in certain circumstances. I don't think anyone can actually stop you if that's what you want.
I don't think I could actually do it myself or help someone else (for religious reasons mostly, but it would also be extremely difficult emotionally). I guess I feel like it should be personal choice, so I would support legislation for it.
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Of course. Why wouldn't you.
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Never understood why its even a question.
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I am in absolute agreement. Life is for living. If I am half dead there is no quality of life. Then give me the lethal injection. It may come to the point where the small population of young folks has to support a large population old folks in the old folks homes - it is not sustainable. It is just a question of time.....
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Can one support suicide and be pro-life?
I guess you could argue that one is murder - but both are disallowed in the Christian faith. Maybe my question should be, Can a Christian support suicide?
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My father is in a nursing home in Idaho, dying a cell at a time from a massive stroke he had six years ago.
As a citizen of Oregon, I have the right by law, and you bet I support it.
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I think this is a very personal, religious and moral topic. But it is very private. Though I would not share my opinion on this in public, I certainly understand why folks choose this.
Suicide saddens me, when it is due to a mental condition. I hate the thought of a Human Being suffering so much from something and being so alone that death is the preferred path. I just don't like to think of lonely people who feel no hope.
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Here is an interesting statistic for you I heard the other day. The highest rate of suicides is in 80-84 year olds(men?). People are doing it themselves. Once you are in the old folks home you have to hand over your spoons and meds....
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This type of situation angers me. about your situation.
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I`m with Stomachmonkey on this issue.....
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does this mean a cop must stand by with thumb up ass while a depressed 19 year old jumps off a bridge? and in an age of socialized medicine the line between assisting and coercing could get very blurry.
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I see.
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Have Medicare and Medicaid been coercing seniors into suicide in Oregon?
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Orygun has it and I support it for this reason - it is very hard to do however, and many suffer for months and then die without assistance |
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I'd support legal suicide, but who are they gonna charge with the crime?
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