assisted suicide

[Simon Bar Sinister]

http://exitinternational.net

...these guys are just getting off the ground here.

[candyman]

Wait, is this still illegal in most areas? I heard its ok in a few countries but its not a huge thing yet...

[Slogo]

"Some in today's crowd are terminally ill, but most aren't. Not yet, anyway."

Well that brightened the hell outta my day

[Oh_My_Goth]

Nifty.. I did not know it was legal in the US.

People should have the right to choose to die.

[Lillylu29]

we are all gonna go at some point lets just hope its not painful and that we left great memories with our friends and loved ones.

[Tacohitts]

I'll take death over suffering anytime

I have 3 people that will assist in my suicide

me,myself and I

I own my body,I have the right to off it as well.

[torn asunder]

I'll take death over suffering anytime

I have 3 people that will assist in my suicide

me,myself and I

I own my body,I have the right to off it as well.

hear, hear!!

Edited October 5, 2009 by torn asunder

[CalicoKittyKat]

I seen patients suffer nearly everyday. I'm all for assisted suicide. No one should have to suffer until their death.

[AstralCrux]

For anyone who has cared for a person with Alzheimers.... If I were to develop the condition or if my dad does, we've ordered family to take us out in the back yard and shoot. Assisted suicide would be much better.

[Brenda Starrr]

FOR it.

[Tacohitts]

Definitely agree with assisted suicide,Smith & Wesson would help me,and if not Kevorkian,ain't no one going to force me to suffer,if I was in that situation

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

I'm not "for it" but I do think it should be an option for those who are suffering.

[Tacohitts]

damn,there would be a world party if I offed myself,LOL!!

Edited November 27, 2009 by Tacohitts

[AmieLamie]

I, too, am for this.

[Axelle_Anxiety]

I do not mean to sound close minded but I really cannot agree with this. Maybe having so many people in my life commit suicide and myself come to the brink of suicide I just do not agree with it. I just cannot see how someone would want to end their life. Maybe if they are in so much pain and they lived there life, but there are other ways to that! So many options, we never look at the whole picture.

[~Tszura~]

I'm a proponent of the Right to Die. I've also been affected by suicide, so I'm not saying that someone gets to off themselves when they get all emo, or even for something drastic like losing a limb, or becoming paraplegic.

I'm saying that when there is absolutely no hope of getting better, and the person is suffering, that person should be able to chose a peaceful exit.

My husband and I watched the Suicide Tourist last week. It was very sad. It is by no means a light decision, but we have to try to picture ourselves in their position. If you wouldn't chose it, then that's you, but I'd like to know there are other options for me, aside from shooting myself, if I ever find myself in that position.

[kat (1)]

Assisted suicide was designed for terminal illness, yet people with terminal mental health conditions were not allowed this, I think it's bullshit. The pain each is in may be different but it all hurts, ongoing with no hope for an end without this option.

[~Tszura~]

Assisted suicide was designed for terminal illness, yet people with terminal mental health conditions were not allowed this, I think it's bullshit. The pain each is in may be different but it all hurts, ongoing with no hope for an end without this option.

The body is a vessel in which we operate within this world. When someone is so sick that the vessel in which they operate is nonfunctional, they should be allowed to make that decision. I see what you're saying regarding mental health, and of course, its a much more complicated issue. If someone's mental health is leading them to a world of pain, first of all, society is going to say that they are "unfit" to make that decision due to mental health issues. Second, for me anyway, I'd rather have that person stick around, given that their vessel is fully functional, to try and be treated. It may hurt, but there's still a chance for things to get better, for them to enjoy life, and for them to be productive in society. If we start saying its ok for people with mental health issues to be assisted in suicide, then that opens the door for all kinds of people to take an "easy" way out.