Should assisted suicide be legalised?

Blonde Baji · Jul 10th, 2009, 12:46 am

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Assisted Suicide, also called Voluntary Euthanasia, is currently a contentious issue in many countries. The question is this: if a terminally ill person decides that they wish to end their life, is it acceptable for others to assist them? This would normally take the form of a doctor administering a lethal injection, which would end their life painlessly. A clear distinction must be made with involuntary euthanasia, by which someone is ‘put down’ against their wishes, and which is simply murder by another name. In the United States, Dr Jack Kervorkian – nicknamed ‘Doctor Death’ for his actions beliefs – has been campaigning for a change in the law for many years, and has assisted in the suicide of at least 45 people; he was recently found guilty of second degree murder and imprisoned after a widely publicised trial. In the Netherlands, on the other hand, voluntary euthanasia has been legal since 1983, with some 3,000 people requesting it each year. In Australia, assisted suicide was legalised in the Northern Territories with the backing of a substantial majority of the local population, but was then overthrown by the Federal Senate before anyone could actually use the new law. As a great deal hinges on the practicalities of this debate, it is imperative that the proposition provide a fairly specific set of criteria to explain when assisted suicide would be legal and when it would not. It is worth looking at the legal procedures proposed in Australia and those in use in the Netherlands, as examples of the kind of safeguards which may be needed.

so what are your views regarding this !!!
Say whats on your mind !!!
No one will fine you for it !!!

Blonde Baji · Jul 10th, 2009, 12:48 am

300 people requesting suicide is a large number !!!

saathi · Jul 10th, 2009, 02:49 am

hi . it has been legalized in some countries and it should be legalized in all non - muslim countries . assisted suicide is probably never going to be an issue in muslim countries .

i think if a person is already in enough pain and wants to end their life , they have a right to be assisted rather than suicide . for older generation of people , sometimes they want to go out painlessly and with ease . the majority of the population who asks for assisted suicide are those who are on medications , it is painful for them to live on the pills everyday .

Blonde Baji · Jul 10th, 2009, 02:54 am

I personally think whatever the reason be Assisted suicide should not be legalized !!!
80% of the people at some point of time in their life are fed up of it.
Everybody has his/her share of problems be it medical or otherwise.
Anyone who wants suicide has his/her reasons for it But Whatever be the case It should never be legalized.
Atleast that is what I feel.