Jack Kevorkian Dead
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There is no correlation between the two examples here. Dr. Jack NEVER grabbed somebody out of a hospital or doctors office and forced death upon them....
You have been on this board a long time as have I, and I respect you completely, however one has nothing to do with the other. It is a choice to do with one's own rotting life what they wish to end the ongoing, terminal pain and suffering that they are dealing with 24/7. I understand if you wish not to end your life this way, for it is your life and you do with it what you will, but so should everybody else have the same opportunity. It's like saying if I got a vasectomy then nobody else could have sex. The comparison to a sinus infection is not even in the ballpark of a valid comparison.
To LIFE and DIGNITY for all.
It's extreme, yes, but i just see the sanctity of human life no matter how frail or sick being called into question. I'm just passionate about my belief on this subject, and I feel it's very dangerous territory. Thanks.
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Resolving of course!! Killing isn't a resolution to me; oxycontin or fentanyl is.
Do you really feel that a dying octogenarian deserves to be doped up with pain meds around the clock just to he able to tolerate their existence while they are ready to move on? I'm not saying we run thru the halls knocking off everyone experiencing severe pain, but in the rare case that euthanasia is a viable option, the patient should have a voice.
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Western medicine - treat the symptoms and not the cause. I prefer to treat the cause and prevent future suffering. This should be a personal choice. I would not want to live in pain and take oxycontin daily - it might mask the pain, but it is always there.
So I guess you would be against living wills where people give a directive that they do not want to live as vegetables for the rest of their lives?
I'm a for non traditional solutions as well. I just mentioned those drugs because pain kept being mentioned.
I am totally for living wills, and it's sad really how many people do not have them. Not giving somebody tube feeding and 'pulling the plug' are ok with me. Both are totally different than euthanasia. Not living as a vegetable is not really a condition of a living will though. The best thing u can do to protect urself is have health care surrogate that knows ur wishes and will make sure they are communicated if u can not.
If they really hurt, then "doping them up" might be what is needed.
What qualifies for euthanasia? Do u have to be in chronic pain? What if u aren't in pain but u r paralyzed? Is it ok then? Euthanasia is just so wrong to me. I'm n the minority here I guess, but it's certainly not the first time for that.
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But you are a Nurse and its against the ANA code of ethics so I understand your position. To me if someone wants to end it, I don't see the problem.
