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Assisted Suicide - Why Oppose It? [Assisted ZOT**Why Oppose it?]

Posted on 11/03/2014 6:36:33 PM PST by Sumner Worden

Hello, everyone. I'm new to Free Republic and I'm looking forward to the discussions.

There has been a good amount of coverage regarding Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide, and even more opinions thrown all over news websites and social media. After reading through a number of responses, I still didn't find the argument for the opposition of assisted suicide very clear. I understand that most Christians would be opposed to the act purely for religious reasons, but do those who oppose assisted suicide have any valid reasons without appealing to religious doctrine?


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1 posted on 11/03/2014 6:36:33 PM PST by Sumner Worden
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To: Sumner Worden

Gan I have your boots after they cool?


2 posted on 11/03/2014 6:37:32 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Sumner Worden

No. I don’t need another reason.


3 posted on 11/03/2014 6:38:44 PM PST by Darth Dan
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To: Sumner Worden

When you can create life, come back and discuss why religious points of view are irrelevant.


4 posted on 11/03/2014 6:38:46 PM PST by Technical Editor
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To: Sumner Worden

What about the people who don’t want to die and want to be a burden to their families?


5 posted on 11/03/2014 6:39:59 PM PST by KosmicKitty (Liberals claim to want to hear other views, but then are shocked to discover there are other views)
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To: Sumner Worden

Wow. You should follow this up with a discussion of Sarah Palin’s faults and the constructive criticisms of Robert E Lee, as slave owner.

Good luck pal.


6 posted on 11/03/2014 6:40:02 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Sumner Worden

IBTZ. :)


7 posted on 11/03/2014 6:40:22 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Sumner Worden
but do those who oppose assisted suicide have any valid reasons without appealing to religious doctrine?

How about the incredible selfishness of the act? Me, me, me; how about all the loved ones affected? What a self-centered world you live in.

IB4TZ

8 posted on 11/03/2014 6:40:31 PM PST by PROCON (Ask Yourself This..Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago?)
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9 posted on 11/03/2014 6:40:54 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Sumner Worden

First you let the person decide. They we all decide that the family should be able to decide too. Then the politicians will want to get into the act and make your decisions for you when they think you’re no longer worth anything to society. Then the government will set up a board to make laws deciding when people have outlived their usefulness and set a maximum age limit to help “save the planet”. It’s all “slippery slope” and “camel’s nose” stuff.


10 posted on 11/03/2014 6:40:54 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Ebola and Enterovirus-D68. Proud members of Viruses Without Borders.)
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assisted suicide makes someone a murderer.


11 posted on 11/03/2014 6:40:57 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: Sumner Worden

Tell us why you are not opposed to it. I assume you’re not, but I’ve sure been wrong before.


12 posted on 11/03/2014 6:41:04 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: Sumner Worden

Why do you need someone to help you kill yourself?


13 posted on 11/03/2014 6:41:13 PM PST by AppyPappy
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To: darkwing104

Kitty time?


14 posted on 11/03/2014 6:42:10 PM PST by PROCON (Ask Yourself This..Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago?)
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To: cripplecreek

*SNICKER*


15 posted on 11/03/2014 6:42:23 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I’ll go kicking and screaming and then I’ll ask God if he’s sure.


16 posted on 11/03/2014 6:42:30 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Sumner Worden
The stupidity is strong with this one
17 posted on 11/03/2014 6:42:36 PM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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To: Sumner Worden

Because it doesn’t exist. It’s murder. If you kill yourself, then it’s suicide. Someone else kills you, it’s murder.


18 posted on 11/03/2014 6:42:55 PM PST by Politicalkiddo ("Our fertitlity is not a disease that needs to be medicated."- Lila Rose)
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To: PROCON

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApxnAr6pRt0


19 posted on 11/03/2014 6:42:58 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Sumner Worden
Everything in the conservative mindset derives from Judeo-Christian faith and ethics. Without set moral truths, there is no valid reason to oppose anything -- taxes, gun-control, abortion, and assisted-suicide included. If you can't recognize this basic fact, you need to reevaluate your worldview.

Oh, and IBTZ. Troll.

20 posted on 11/03/2014 6:43:33 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor, Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.)
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