Euthanasia: Should the right to die be granted?

myers0machine
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Euthanasia: Should the right to die be granted?

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  • hearthemelody
    hearthemelody Posts: 1,025 Member
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  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I believe in the right to die with dignity. We grant this to our pets when they are dying, so why not humans?
  • myers0machine
    myers0machine Posts: 685
    But does one have the right to play god even as you say with pet's hmmm
  • morningmud
    morningmud Posts: 477 Member
    Humans can actually say if they want to die or not. Our pets don't have that luxury. I'm going to be facing that decision with my cat soon, I'm sure. I hate the idea of deciding if she wants to live or not.
  • HuskyMan3
    HuskyMan3 Posts: 527 Member
    I do not want anyone to tell me when I can or cannot die. I have a directive that states I will not be kept on life support if there is no chance of recovery (ie brain dead) but still being kep alive on life support. The only reason I would be kep alive is the selffishness of those around me to not let me go. If those around me truely love me, then they need to pull the plug. Because if they don't and for some reason I wake up, I am going to be really pissed. (sorry last sentence just adding a bit a leavity to the topic)
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    i believe in the right for a thread to die.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    But does one have the right to play god even as you say with pet's hmmm

    I don't call it "playing god". Better to go in a sedated state, then to spend days or weeks suffering.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    Humans can actually say if they want to die or not. Our pets don't have that luxury. I'm going to be facing that decision with my cat soon, I'm sure. I hate the idea of deciding if she wants to live or not.

    As sad as it is to have to make that choice, I think our pets trust us and in some ways, they let us know when it's time. The day before my fiance's cat went catatonic and we made the choice to euthanize, she, in her weakened state, managed to crawl on top of us when we were getting ready to sleep. She laid on us for a bit and was purring. I think that was her way of letting us know that it was time.
  • carneson3
    carneson3 Posts: 33
    But does one have the right to play god even as you say with pet's hmmm

    I don't call it "playing god". Better to go in a sedated state, then to spend days or weeks suffering.

    ...Or years for that matter. Especially when there is no hope for recovery and you are literally just waiting for death in the hopes that their suffering will end.
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