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Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?

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Re: Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?

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Of course they do. Unless a person is clearly insane and unable to comprehend what they are doing. It is inhumane and cruel to prevent someone suffering like that from dying - the very thought of it almost makes me cry, and i'm not a very empathic person.

And yes, mental illnesses are a particularly terrible case. Being insane does not mean not having a debilitating, painful and incurable - whether or not outright terminal - physical illness. And perhaps, a really bad and certainly incurable mental condition itself is enough. Just take advanced Alzheimer's. What's the point of forcing people to suffer like that? Themselves and their caregivers, too. But i understand that one is unapproachable because of immediate Aktion T4 = Nazi = BAD association and will probably remain so for a very long time.

But for fuck's sake, at least get off the butt of mentally fit people who don't want to suffer!

Re: Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?

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Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die? Rights are not applicable here. How exactly would you stop them from self termination?

It means whether we have to pay for their self termination.

not really. it's whether it's legal for doctors to do it.

Re: Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?

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Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die? Rights are not applicable here. How exactly would you stop them from self termination?

It means whether we have to pay for their self termination.

Ah well in that case I am indifferent. There are many painless low cost or free methods that I will not mention here. I hope those that are suffering know people that know what I know and do not get suckered into paying for some service. Medical businesses are not required. Either way a doctor would violate their oath by performing this whether it is legal or not.

Re: Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?

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Of course they do. Unless a person is clearly insane and unable to comprehend what they are doing. It is inhumane and cruel to prevent someone suffering like that from dying - the very thought of it almost makes me cry, and i'm not a very empathic person. And yes, mental illnesses are a particularly terrible case. Being insane does not mean not having a debilitating, painful and incurable - whether or not outright te…

> Unless a person is clearly insane and unable to comprehend what they are doing

Like the person in the article who obviously is suffering from purely psychosomatic issues.

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