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Tell me something, why is it not illegal to let your pets be "put to sleep" if they are suffering from poor health?
Personally I don't think suicide should be illegal in the first place. I think we should just offer them as much help and support as we can.
There was an article I read awhile ago (but cant seem to find), anyway this woman wanted to die peacefully with her family, but because of laws against suicide she ended up dying in the most horrific way when her body finally gave up.
Personally I don't think suicide should be illegal in the first place. I think we should just offer them as much help and support as we can.
There was an article I read awhile ago (but cant seem to find), anyway this woman wanted to die peacefully with her family, but because of laws against suicide she ended up dying in the most horrific way when her body finally gave up.
I don't think prosecuting someone for assisting a suicide will ever be in the public interest, unless of course it can be proven that whoever 'helped' wasn't actually helping at all but coercing a person to commit suicide. But then obviously that's not suicide so much as murder.
It'll be extremely tough to prove one way or another though unless the person who wishes to commit suicide can sign a document or something similar.
Prosecuting someone for aiding someone else's suicide doesn't seem right in my opinion if it's definitely that person's choice to commit suicide. It must be an awful position to be put in when someone you love asks you to help them in that way. Surely that's enough punishment as it is and I'm guessing most of the time, if not all of the time, the person assisting wouldn't want to see their loved one die at all and the only reason they do decide to help would be to respect their wishes and want for some kind of dignity.
It'll be extremely tough to prove one way or another though unless the person who wishes to commit suicide can sign a document or something similar.
Prosecuting someone for aiding someone else's suicide doesn't seem right in my opinion if it's definitely that person's choice to commit suicide. It must be an awful position to be put in when someone you love asks you to help them in that way. Surely that's enough punishment as it is and I'm guessing most of the time, if not all of the time, the person assisting wouldn't want to see their loved one die at all and the only reason they do decide to help would be to respect their wishes and want for some kind of dignity.
Comrade Alfonse wrote:
> pb wrote:
> Making Suicide legal would send out the wrong message to anyone
> thinking of committing it.
>
> Hmm, I wonder if suicide being illegal actually works as a
> deterrant.
Not really, I would imagine. But saying that Suicides are acceptable (which you would do by legalising it) may make it seem more acceptable for people who are contemplating it.
> pb wrote:
> Making Suicide legal would send out the wrong message to anyone
> thinking of committing it.
>
> Hmm, I wonder if suicide being illegal actually works as a
> deterrant.
Not really, I would imagine. But saying that Suicides are acceptable (which you would do by legalising it) may make it seem more acceptable for people who are contemplating it.
pb wrote:
> Making Suicide legal would send out the wrong message to anyone
> thinking of committing it.
Hmm, I wonder if suicide being illegal actually works as a deterrant.
> Making Suicide legal would send out the wrong message to anyone
> thinking of committing it.
Hmm, I wonder if suicide being illegal actually works as a deterrant.
Firstly you'd need to make the distinction between suicide and Euthanasia.
Making Suicide legal would send out the wrong message to anyone thinking of committing it. Euthanasia (assisted suicide) is a grey area in itself though.
To legalise Euthanasia you would need to ensure that there was a witness present from the social services, NHS or other government backed source. There would be a lot of paperwork to ensure that someone wasn't being taken advantage of by someone pushing them into it for other reasons, mental health checks to ensure the patient is in the right state of mind.
Then there would need to be opt-out by the staff for those who's religious views conflicted with Euthanasia. That in itself would be tricky.
I think it has similar ethical and moral questions to Abortion in terms of getting any turnaround on the current law.
Making Suicide legal would send out the wrong message to anyone thinking of committing it. Euthanasia (assisted suicide) is a grey area in itself though.
To legalise Euthanasia you would need to ensure that there was a witness present from the social services, NHS or other government backed source. There would be a lot of paperwork to ensure that someone wasn't being taken advantage of by someone pushing them into it for other reasons, mental health checks to ensure the patient is in the right state of mind.
Then there would need to be opt-out by the staff for those who's religious views conflicted with Euthanasia. That in itself would be tricky.
I think it has similar ethical and moral questions to Abortion in terms of getting any turnaround on the current law.
Tell me something, why is it not illegal to let your pets be "put to sleep" if they are suffering from poor health?
Personally I don't think suicide should be illegal in the first place. I think we should just offer them as much help and support as we can.
There was an article I read awhile ago (but cant seem to find), anyway this woman wanted to die peacefully with her family, but because of laws against suicide she ended up dying in the most horrific way when her body finally gave up.
Personally I don't think suicide should be illegal in the first place. I think we should just offer them as much help and support as we can.
There was an article I read awhile ago (but cant seem to find), anyway this woman wanted to die peacefully with her family, but because of laws against suicide she ended up dying in the most horrific way when her body finally gave up.