[Mystic Mock]

the thing is my grandad died of cancer when i was 6 years old,and i dont think he should of had to have suffered like that so yeah i believe in euthanasia.

[joeysteele]

It is still the most cruelest of diseases jedward,and no matter what they say, still one of the most painful too.
Sorry to hear about your Grandad.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

It is still the most cruelest of diseases jedward,and no matter what they say, still one of the most painful too.
Sorry to hear about your Grandad.

thanks,and i agree that cancer is the cruelest way to die because the person suffers for months on end.

[Tom]

It already is legal just not directly. You can switch off a life support machine or you can up the morphine dosage to ease pain but a side effect is death.

In the places where it is legal, the rates of people that use it are very low. People just want the option

[Jords]

Originally Posted by kazanne

I'de be all for it if the person was in constant pain and was never going to recover,we do it to our beloved pets,it is something we never want to do,it is always a last resort,we do it because we love them and dont want them to suffer,I do think we would have to monitor it carefully though and leave it to relatives to make a final decision,they are less likely to do it for the 'sake' of it.

I agree with this, well put kazanne.
I would never want to be in such a state, and also be a reliability for people.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Allow it for people who have an incurable problem that will result in death either way. I think if that is the case then they should have the option. At the end of the day they're not going to recover and will die, so I think so in this case ONLY.

[Z]

I think, were it to be properly legalised, it would of course be well thought out due to how contentious the issue is. People with terminal illnesses would qualify for the option of euthanasia; and would presumably indicate that they want to be euthanised before they deteriorated to a state where they could no longer make decisions/make their choice clear. What do you do in regards to people who are already at that stage though? The stage where they can't tell people they want to be euthanised? That's the grey area... but there's no way a depressed person is going to qualify for euthanasia - they're in a position to commit suicide if they want to go down that path; for a depressed person to announce they want to be euthanised would be extremely attention seeking and very low.

[cub]

If I couldn't live my life the way I want and all dignity had gone I want to go as soon as possible.

One day people will look back and say how cruel and selfish we were to see our loved ones suffer.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by arista

"Why is it we can put an animal down for humane reasons, but not a fellow human being who must suffer to the bitter end because of someone else's idea of morality? "

Because as Humans we a never the same as Animals.
This is open to abuse - That is why it can not become legal.

No we are on a higher plane than animals, yet they get more compassion and consideration than humans.

Of course it is open to abuse, but that is no reason to deny the release of death to those for whom there is only agony and suffering left in this world.

[Ammi]

I have literally watched members of my familly been eaten away by cancer - and thats what it is, every vital organ in your body literally been eaten away by a malignant parasite of cancer. No body should ever have to suffer that and no one should have to watch as a loved one suffers. We would never let a pet suffer when there is a choice for them not to suffer. The fact that we are humans should give us that same right. When the illness is terminal and brings pain which we cannot imagine there has to be a way to avoid this for all concerned. This has to be addressed

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Can we not just kill ourselves by a rather painless mean if we wanted to?

I'm sure we could think of something if we were in that much pain.