Andrew87

Another aspect of the pro-choice/pro-life debate which I haven't seen mentioned by anyone else yet is the practice(s) of euthanasia and suicide. What do you guys think about these?




EDIT: Still not sure why this requires a separate thread...

Trocisp

If a person wants to die, it's no ones right to tell them they're not allowed.

Andrew87

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I completely agree, I find this obsession society has with keeping suicidal or terminally ill people alive 'at all costs' absurd.

If someone is so miserable and/or in so much pain that they believe they will be better off dead, I don't see the logic in forcing them to live against their will.

SpiralArchitect

Yes, your body is your body - you should be allowed to do with it however you please, through mutilation, scarification, tattoos, piercings, abortions, hair cuts, what you put into it, what you take out of it, your end, your life, how you live, and how you die.

It's absolutely absurd people would ever enforce anything upon another persons body, mind, or soul - such as punishing them for attempting suicide, putting them in prison for expanding their mind through drugs, looked down upon because of body modifications, or told they are 'wrong' for wanting an abortion.

I understand why people might look down upon abortions or suicide/euthenasia - I respect life for what it is, life. But it is your ultimately your choice in regards to anything pertaining to your physical, mental, or spiritual being.

Especially when you are terminally ill or are going through excruciating pain or suffering - it's YOUR choice, not the Dr's, not Ma's, not Pa's, not 'Gods', it's your choice, your body, your life, your mind, your soul.

It disgusts me that we are told what to put into our bodies, minds and believe in - these things are regulated and controlled by governments, religions, family and societal expectations - and all they do is 'contain' us on this planet. Fuckin' civilization....

But what happen to absolute individual freedom? Especially when it doesn't infringe upon anyone elses freedom, or harm anyone else...

It's your body, and you should do with it as you see fit - it's your soul too, and although it's still arguable what happens after you die - you should be responsible for your own bodily demise if you see fit.

Who's to say that 'this' is all we have? Perhaps after death we are actually born.

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glorious

I don't think I could've said it any better than spiral..

Dark

Well, I'm a little torn on the issue.

Suicide is often rash, and your mind and emotions are not in the right place. How many times have you thought about killing yourself, and the next day when your calmed down, you can't even believe the thought entered your mind. What if everyone acted on those rash decisions?

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sugratefulldime

Maybe we can look at this issue like, say, harder drugs. Rather then punishing them, we should try educate.

SpiralArchitect

Well, it's not that the decision is rash, its that it's your decision; you may have outside things weighing in on your choice (depression for example), but it's your choice. That is your judgment call saying that suicide 'is a rash decision', not the person who's choice it is.

Trocisp

Maybe if we just accepted that we are the masters of our own lives, and only our own lives (and in turn, our deaths), we'd lead a happier existence.

killian

People are allowed to make rash decisions. Those who are against Euthanasia are usually not against putting dogs to sleep. Such hypocrites, not extending that courtesy to their own loved ones. As for suicide, I don't really understand how it's illegality can be enforced. They're killing themselves, there's no convicting them.