Assisted Suicide Won't Up Deaths for Vulnerable Groups: Study

Health Day ^ | October 4, 2007

[muawiyah]

Look, when you borrow my doctor to kill you, you will have done me a serious disservice.

It's much better that you die at your own hands.

[Patriotic1]

I would much rather have adequate pain meds available for the terminally ill. How much suffering that would ease!

[Air Force Brat]

I agree that palliative care is very important.

But I feel that Oregon’s Death with Dignity law is also important.

If the doctor is willing to prescribe it, and the patient is of sound mind and decides to request it, in my opinion it should be a legal option.

[Gondring]

Look, when you borrow my doctor to kill you, you will have done me a serious disservice.

Don't worry...I won't borrow your doctor for anything.

Just keep the government and others out of it. As long as everyone can obtain the materials and means without prosecution of themselves or anyone who chooses to help, then okay.

It's much better that you die at your own hands.

Yeah, and much better to feed onesself with one's own hands. Agreed. And dying at one's own hands is "suicide"...so I'm glad we agree.

[muawiyah]

You're just saying that because you won't be around to pay the consequences after using my doctor.

But you'd be wrong. There are ways.