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With names like Dr. Jack Kevorkian and Terri Schiavo making international headlines during the past few years, the complicated subject of euthanasia remains on everyone's mind. But when considering the plight of the terminally ill and their potential suffering, is "pulling the plug" a matter of dying with dignity or tragically playing God?
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Do the Terminally Ill Have a Right to Die?
An individual has the right to choose.
I have personally experienced the pain of someone suffering that did not wish to remain alive. All hope was gone and there was no chance of survival. That individual was obviously not given the choice to terminate his life. He had to suffer until death claimed him. There was no reason for him to continue suffering as he did. He could have went more comfortably. He was 22. He was my brother.
- kim42
September 4, 2008 11:41PM
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RE: An Individual has the Right to Choose
In cases like you have just mentioned, I agree that there should have been the option of "terminating his life." The pain, the suffering, and the torture that he and your family had to go through I'm sure were unbearable.
However, if you make a statement such as "If in enough pain, killing should be an option," then how is it different from suicide?
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- Keri
February 11, 2009 11:33PM
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Right to choose
I'm terribly sorry for your loss and I agree that he should have been given the right to choose. Your personal experience in dealing with this issue helps those of us who can only speculate as to what this situaiton is like. The last two lines are very powerful and compelling. Your experience will certainly help those of us who can merely speculate to understand the enormity of the situation. Thank you for sharing and once again, I'm terribly sorry.
- Big Mac
February 28, 2009 9:34AM
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