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kellbing · Jun 11, 2004, 08:38 am

Lava,

I agree with you completely. I have long wondered about the unfairness of the law in regards to the terminally ill. If you have an animal that is suffering cruelly, you euthanize it. It is called humane. If you have a person who is suffering cruelly, you force them to stay alive as long as possible regardless how much pain they are in or how horrible their quality of life is. To me that is decidedly inhumane.

It all boils down to selfishness. We want to keep the people we care about around as long as possible no matter what. Or religious people argue that "only god should decide when someone will die". I say grow a backbone and start making decisions on your own, not based on what a book tells you. Besides, if "god" doesn't really want someone to die, won't he keep them alive regardless of whether or not we try to put them out of their misery?

Jun 11, 2004, 08:38 am	#19 (permalink) (top)
kellbing Molten Ash Posts: 69	Lava, I agree with you completely. I have long wondered about the unfairness of the law in regards to the terminally ill. If you have an animal that is suffering cruelly, you euthanize it. It is called humane. If you have a person who is suffering cruelly, you force them to stay alive as long as possible regardless how much pain they are in or how horrible their quality of life is. To me that is decidedly inhumane. It all boils down to selfishness. We want to keep the people we care about around as long as possible no matter what. Or religious people argue that "only god should decide when someone will die". I say grow a backbone and start making decisions on your own, not based on what a book tells you. Besides, if "god" doesn't really want someone to die, won't he keep them alive regardless of whether or not we try to put them out of their misery? I don't need illusions. I live in the real world.