Sunday, August 12, 2007

EUTHANASIA: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Many people have questioned, should terminally ill people be cut off of life support? Everyone has an opinion. People whose family members have a terminally illness think that they should have the right to die because they have suffered for a long time. In this situations, many times family members have petitioned the court to disconnect their family members from respirators and feeding tubes. Also, a patient's death may be painful and they don't rest. Along with that, family members have to see their loved ones suffer. In addition, to all the suffering that family members and the patient have, they have to pay an extraordinary amount in expenses. However, right to life activists think that terminally ill people might be able to revived later. They also believe murder is wrong; people should not take the life of anyone, and it is against the law and they don't have the right to cut off the life of the patient. While some believe terminally ill people should be cut off of life support, and others are against cutting off life of terminally ill people, I think terminally ill people should have the right to die because they have the right to rest in peace. Also, everybody has to die in some point their lives. Life is not eternal and when you have to die, you die. Moreover, I don't think I will make the decision to unhook a family member from a respirator, who is in a vegetative state or in a coma because I will feel guilty for the rest of my life. In addition, I believe in miracles because one of my close family members was in coma and he revived after three weeks. In many cases that family members have to think what is the best option for the patient and think about him/her.

2 comments:

Aumiko said...

My friend!!!

I have one of my cousins that have coma like this When I saw her stay in bed at her home.It was so sad .In my opinion,I think we have to take off their respirator off because it can help them do not have painless anymore.....

mia said...

Hi, Denise. I agree with your opinion because people who are in the vegetative state might suffer in pain, too liie their family members. Also, if patients and their familys suffer from medical expenses etc., it will be better to let the patients pass away.