NO I DON'T! I CAN ARGUE AGAINS IT WITHOUT READING IT AT ALL!! AND SINCE IT IS IN CAPS IT MEANS I AM RIGHT!

all sarcasm besides, i agree with the article.

I support it. Life is sacred, but so is death. There is a certain point where continuing to live will only result in unnecessary pain and suffering. I don't know how anyone can justify being opposed to the idea of assisted death. Rational, reasonable adults should have the right to end their life on their terms, presumably with the consent and support of their loved ones.

I sometimes question the morals of certain things, but if someone honestly wishes to die, which many do, there is no reason that you, as a government, should override such a wish for the sake of your reputation. If you wanted to die and couldn't do it yourself`, you wouldn't oppose it either.

@gunfigther, presune first that i'm only asking as devil's advocate, i'm not taking a position; What if they hate their loved-ones?

I mean in a family situation where one doesn't have kids, your parents are dead, and your siblings happen to not be people you get on with... (oh and any partner of your's happened to die first) But the family still likes to be involved in your life - they might even be covering your health insurance something (maybe an elder sister who always treated you like a kid... Whatever)

At work and about to head out. I'm assuming this is assisted suicide with consent kind of thing and I'm all for that. A person should have the right to guide their own life and death and, if they are unable to perform the act the,selves, they should be able to seek assistance to end their life and go out on their own terms.

I am not a supporter of suicide by any means but I am not someone that is going to counsel someone away from it if they are considering it. I have my own personal experiences in that regard that I'm not sharing and I don't think it is a horrible thing to do if the situation falls that direction. In terms of assisted suicide, it would be rare, but it could be a controversial issue if it hits the US hard someday. I don't know what the current law is.

I *fully* support bo-sox'es suicide. Nobody should intervene or try to convince him that life is worth living. Good riddance, hater of life.

Yes..I have experience with suicide, too go....and idiots like you that try to justify it through passive acceptance make me want to vomit.

One of my best friends committed suicide and I always get down in August as her birthday is the 24th. So I am no stranger either.

Krellin, I don't wish it upon you to die. Believe it or not, I'm a bigger man than to do that.

Bo....learn sarcasm, asshole. YOU think suicide is acceptable under certain circumstances....because you have never truly dealt with it. You don't have someone close OFF the self and pretend that it is an acceptable choice. That is just the bullshit that moronic liberals and dummy rats say to pretend they believe in freedom. Funny hoe 'freedon' to leftists always involves someone else dying....

First of all, let's stop calling it suicide. That's the wrong word.

(I'm assuming) We're talking about a person with an incurable or rarely curable disease, a person who has had a long and fulfilling life and wants to finish their life with strength and dignity. "Suicide" seems like the wrong word. Assisted death should be on the table as a treatment option for certain patients. And it should be between them, their families, and their doctor. The government has no right to interfere.

@ orathaic

"I mean in a family situation where one doesn't have kids, your parents are dead, and your siblings happen to not be people you get on with... (oh and any partner of your's happened to die first) But the family still likes to be involved in your life - they might even be covering your health insurance something (maybe an elder sister who always treated you like a kid... Whatever)"

There is the potential for a situation where a patient has no close confidants such as family members, but I don't think these situations should stop the majority of terminal patients from choosing when and how they go out.

I've never dealt with suicide except that time I attempted it. There, I shared. Agree completely, krellin.

Anyone want to help me out, as in OUT, or do I have to hire a hitman?

You will receive your recompense in the afterlife.

I believe that most terminal patients would only consider assisted death only after all other options have been exhausted, like alternative or experimental treatments. Therefore, I do not view it as being the same as suicide.

That's a fair assessment to me. Sometimes I feel like it would simply be out of exhaustion of the effort though.

Which is fair. Cancer and other things like that are the worst because if the treatments fail, you go out as a shadow of your former self. No one wants that. Like I said, I'm all for the sanctity of life, but death has its place too.

bo sox, hope you got over it!

I don't think murder is right anytime, but on the other hand, I don't believe in forcefeeding someone who doesn't want to eat, either, as long as they are sane.

It's off and on for me. There are times when there really is no reason to live; I just don't think I've got the guts to do anything about it. I don't want to go further into explaining that though.

Agreed, Gun; death is just as common as life, is it not?

In many ways you are lucky, bo sox. When you're at that low an ebb you have nothing to lose. You can attempt anything and risk everything without worrying about possible consequences. When you've gazed into the abyss the world loses its ability to threaten and frighten, and you are truly free.

Existentialism is the place to find all the greatest quotes in the world, isn't it?

Existentialism, and the King James Bible. :-)

Haven't the foggiest idea... A few phrases stick in the mind but I have no idea where they come from most of the time. Existentialism is something I have no clue about

Anyways, assisted death is the choice of the person...as much as democratic idealism wishes for big government, I'd rather have the government out of this one.

Sounds like a quote from Catcher in the Rye to me. Not confirmed.

@ Mujus

I wouldn't consider it murder either. A patient who chooses to go out with dignity via assisted death is no different than a patient who takes their chances and fights to the end. Both are respectable choices and neither is suicide or murder.

@ bo_sox

I'm no shrink, but from my experience depression/discontent is best treated by a lifestyle change. Find out what you love to do, and figure out how you can get someone to pay you to do it. If you work full time, you will spend half or more of your waking hours at your job. If you have a shitty job, you will be miserable for half of your waking hours. No one can remain truly happy if they are miserable for 8 hours a day.

Just my two cents.