suicide and pulling the plug ?

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carpetmanswife

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ok i was disreguarded in the other thread when i asked so here ya go i ask again...........why is suicide any different if at all than pulling the plug or turnin off life support which is something MANY families have to make a choice as to do it or not, mine included, is it or is it not assisted suicide? ..they arent deceased yet....
 
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missy2shoes

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....very interesting CMW, particularly when in some cases, years later people have actually come out of a coma.....if the family had pulled the plug earlier would this be classified as murder??
 
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yes maam ive often wondered that with my mom ...would she possibly have made it ...drs said little to no chance but with God all things are possible so ...i just dont know, and with daddy he was soooooo sick had been for a long time on dialysis numerous other problems then he had a heartattack was having convulsions , in a coma..enough was enough he had suffered long enough... :(where do you draw the line...i dont know............burdens my heart
 
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How long is appropriate to wait before pulling the plug? 1 year? 2 years? 5? I know I wouldn't want to be left in that condition indefininetly, and I whouldn't want to put my family through so much pain.

Is pushing a jumper off a bridge murder or assissted suicide?
 
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In trying to be balanced on this subject and not to be dogmatic, it would seem justified to pull the plug when all else has failed and you have peace from God to do it. If you do not have peace from God, then do not do it. We all have heard of those that have come out of very critical situations and have gone on in life. Probably in most cases it would be best to wait it out. To be sure that you have peace from God, I do not it is presumptuous to have at least two or three agree on this. I think that the principle of (Mt 18:18-20) could be applied in relationship with a witness of the Holy Spirit within, because the issues of life and death belong to the LORD. If you have to make that final decision, with peace in your heart from God, no matter how your heart may condemn you after the fact, God is just and is greater than your heart and knows all things (1John 3:20).

We can also believe God in this:

Psalm 116:15 'Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints'.
 
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missy2shoes

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carpetmanswife said:
yes maam ive often wondered that with my mom ...would she possibly have made it ...drs said little to no chance but with God all things are possible so ...i just dont know, and with daddy he was soooooo sick had been for a long time on dialysis numerous other problems then he had a heartattack was having convulsions , in a coma..enough was enough he had suffered long enough... :(where do you draw the line...i dont know............burdens my heart
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I have never been in this situation as people close to me have died naturally......but this is worth thinking about in case it arises in the future.

The following is based on my thinking as it stands at present.....if or when I face this in reality, my thinking may change.....what is keeping them alive?.....a machine.....if they didn't have access to this machine would they be dead?....most likely......are we now relying on a machine to be God?.......I feel if God wants them to continue living, a machine will not be needed.....I would turn off the life support and with prayer, leave it in my Father's hands :)
 
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missy2shoes said:
I have never been in this situation as people close to me have died naturally......but this is worth thinking about in case it arises in the future.

The following is based on my thinking as it stands at present.....if or when I face this in reality, my thinking may change.....what is keeping them alive?.....a machine.....if they didn't have access to this machine would they be dead?....most likely......are we now relying on a machine to be God?.......I feel if God wants them to continue living, a machine will not be needed.....I would turn off the life support and with prayer, leave it in my Father's hands :)
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that in my opinion is a wonderful response and helpful to my personal concerns. thanks alot :)
 
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