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Assisted Suicides Soar in Switzerland
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Sure, the physical expression of it certainly is not....unless you can't show me a physical difference between an advanced case of aids and a solely depressed individual.
I've never heard of terminal depression per se.
Pain is the crux of the matter.
when God is of no significance to one, then it makes no difference if you take your life as long as you do not hurt anyone doing so. Freedom of religion means not having laws made by religion restrict any individual.
There may be some ways one under God, one could die by their own will, but it would have to be in the interest of saving lives, not just the will to be dead.:rip:
Arthur Brain
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Suicide is not directly tackled in Scripture. It was made anathema by Christians who wanted to ensure they could humiliate or torture (*ahem* 'quicken the souls of') people to turn away from their wretchedness. This included anyone from a heretic to a mere thief.
The penalty for anyone who committed suicide was a beheading of their bodies, to be then left on the ground to rot. The Church basically promised the fullest extent of shame and punishment- for no other purpose than to be sadistic and drive fear into people.
Nobody should encourage suicide, but everyone should acknowledge the reality of it instead of arguing one extreme with another.
The penalty for anyone who committed suicide was a beheading of their bodies, to be then left on the ground to rot. The Church basically promised the fullest extent of shame and punishment- for no other purpose than to be sadistic and drive fear into people.
Nobody should encourage suicide, but everyone should acknowledge the reality of it instead of arguing one extreme with another.
glassjester
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What do you think the beginnings of something like that would look like?
glassjester
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Right - the difference between giving your life, and taking your life.
glassjester
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Then why the time restriction?
What are you talking about?
glassjester
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You can't kill yourself unless a doctor says you've got 6 months or less to live.
If you've got 12 months of excruciating pain to go, too bad.
glassjester
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Though you'd think a suicide that would prevent 12 months of suffering would be more warranted than one that prevents only 6 months of suffering.
...If it really was about preventing suffering.
...If it really was about preventing suffering.
glassjester
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Worf asked Riker to assist in his suicide, in Star Trek.
Good episode.
Good episode.
Once again...
Colorado law 25-48-106. "Attending physician responsibilities. (1) THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN SHALL:
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(d) REFER THE INDIVIDUAL TO A CONSULTING PHYSICIAN FOR MEDICAL CONFIRMATION OF THE
DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS AND FOR A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS
MENTALLY CAPABLE, IS MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION, AND ACTING VOLUNTARILY
glassjester
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If they're guilted into it, they will tell the doctor it's voluntary, won't they?
I suppose so.
One can always go it alone.
glassjester
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So it's not simply about preventing suffering.
glassjester
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Sadly, yes.
And it's not the government's place to allow (and thereby encourage) such suicides.
So why allow (and encourage) at the 6 month mark?
That's somewhat rhetorical. My concern is that someone will inevitably make the same argument in court. That people should have the "right" to prevent 12 months (or 24, 36, etc) of suffering, if the law already allows for the prevention of 6 months of suffering.
I really don't disagree here. But...you know the government.
Perhaps, if there's a compelling need.