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RE: Legalization depends on how much it is a legal issue

Comment comment by Eye.Of.Sage on 18 December 2006

Oh I don't know...say you are in a lot of pain and there is no treatment. So either you die now or you'll live for years with a lot of pain.

Besides, people have the right to choose if they want to die or not.

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RE: Legalization depends on how much it is a legal issue by gnifyus :: NR7

Oh I don't know...say you are in a lot of pain and there is no treatment. So either you die now or you'll live for years with a lot of pain.<<

Pain is something that in today’s modern day medicine can in almost all cases be controlled, or alleviated. If a person is in constant pain to the point that they feel they want to die, what they need is a better pain doctor, not assisted suicide. The majority of patients who desire death are typically depressed, and depression is also an ailment that is typically treatable by means other than suicide. Suicidal tendencies due to depression for whatever reason are usually a cry for help, and making it too easy to simply end one’s life might eventually lead to tragedies that could have had a happier outcome.

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RE: Legalization depends on how much it is a legal issue by Brandon :: NR9

So where does the need for assisted suicide come in?

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