Assisted Suicide?
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There is no obligation for anyone to accept extraordinary medical intervention to extend their life. I had an in-law who got a liver transplant, that failed, and a second liver, then died. Not a great way to spend your last month on earth.
When it is over, it is over, but not for us to decide or help out.
When it is over, it is over, but not for us to decide or help out.
I know what you are saying i myself would try and survive as long as possible even if it meant enduring pain and suffering however say someone very young is hit by a disease which he can't live with, it just seems fair to let them do what they want. But thats my opinion you can think whatever you want
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^ That is difficult.
People who are "terminal" (close to death) in hospitals will often be given increased amounts of painkillers to ensure they don't have pain. Such painkillers are, in large amounts, suppressors (they "slow down" important functions in the body, like respiration), so if a person under medical care is in such a situation, they will often be drugged (if it is not against their will), to an extent where they are in a half doze, and at the very and, technically the dose of painkillers can lead to death. It is not considered taking their life when this occurs in a situation where the person would be likely to pass away soon in either case.
People who are "terminal" (close to death) in hospitals will often be given increased amounts of painkillers to ensure they don't have pain. Such painkillers are, in large amounts, suppressors (they "slow down" important functions in the body, like respiration), so if a person under medical care is in such a situation, they will often be drugged (if it is not against their will), to an extent where they are in a half doze, and at the very and, technically the dose of painkillers can lead to death. It is not considered taking their life when this occurs in a situation where the person would be likely to pass away soon in either case.