I dont seek to undermine anyone's experience with a terminally ill relative, but if to recieve euthanasia would be a right, then there would also have to be someone who would have to be responsible for committing the act (witch would lead to the sufferers death). It is hard to draw the line exactly when someone is ready to go. Obviously there are cases when it is clear that it would be just better to help someone die, but if it were a right, then the borderline cases would become a great problem.
Let's assume that you are the doctor of a kid who has cancer, will die, knows it and requests help to pass away easily. Let's assume that your psychiatrist colleague tells you the kid is deeply depressed and suicidal. Let's also assume that the psychiatrist knows that in their right mind the kid very likely would want to see as much of their life as possible, despite being terminally ill. Let's assume further that the kids parents are so shocked they dont know what to do about anything.
As the doctor would you take the resposibility of ending the kids life? No? Then you seem to think it is not justified. Yes? Then lets move on.
Let's assume now that the parents consult the psychiatrist and find out the kid would have wanted to live as long as possible in their right mind and that you knew about it. Let's assume they think you are quilty of malpractice and sue you. I assume you wouldn't be too happy to be in that situation.
So what about allowing just the plain obvious cases to recieve euthanasia? Well, because the line is hard to draw, the cancerkid could go "I AM an obvious case!" at you, and even if you wanted to help you couldn't be sure if it were the right thing to do.
It is not fair when people fall terminally ill. But is it fair to force a human being in the position of being responsible of a persons life like that?
Let's assume that you are the doctor of a kid who has cancer, will die, knows it and requests help to pass away easily. Let's assume that your psychiatrist colleague tells you the kid is deeply depressed and suicidal. Let's also assume that the psychiatrist knows that in their right mind the kid very likely would want to see as much of their life as possible, despite being terminally ill. Let's assume further that the kids parents are so shocked they dont know what to do about anything.
As the doctor would you take the resposibility of ending the kids life? No? Then you seem to think it is not justified. Yes? Then lets move on.
Let's assume now that the parents consult the psychiatrist and find out the kid would have wanted to live as long as possible in their right mind and that you knew about it. Let's assume they think you are quilty of malpractice and sue you. I assume you wouldn't be too happy to be in that situation.
So what about allowing just the plain obvious cases to recieve euthanasia? Well, because the line is hard to draw, the cancerkid could go "I AM an obvious case!" at you, and even if you wanted to help you couldn't be sure if it were the right thing to do.
It is not fair when people fall terminally ill. But is it fair to force a human being in the position of being responsible of a persons life like that?
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