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November 15, 2007, 10:33 PM

Please explain how it is suicide.

November 15, 2007, 10:59 PM

I said it above. Assisted Suicide is when someone is a critical state but they still have a very, very small chance of recovering. Such as for example there is still hope for a person who is in a vegetative state. Even though they have been a coma for years they could still one day wake up from that coma. Having any little hope for that person and pulling the plug is called murder, or assisted suicide.

Euthanasia is putting someone out of their misery when the person has absolutely no hope of recovering at all. Someone who is going to die within the next few days, weeks, or a couple of months. Basically a painless death.

I should have called this thread Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia since this is bothering people apparently.

November 16, 2007, 12:00 AM

Thats certainly not suicide at all, in any way shape or fourm. Suicide means Taking One's own life, and vegetable people don't take their own life.

November 16, 2007, 12:21 AM

Actually it's called involuntary euthanasia when the person is incapable of making the decision and the decision is then left to be decided by a representative. One famous case is that of Terri Schiavo which was all over the news in the United States when the decision was made.

My Character Profiles · November 16, 2007, 12:49 AM

Actually...I can understand situations where the authorities step in during suicidal cases. Everyone falls into states of depression; some worse than others, and ending their life isn't necessary.

But I think that in cases where a person is deemed physically numb to the world (that sounds cruel, but it's true), they should be able to decide whether or not they continue living. If I were on my deathbed, I would want my father or significant other to pull the plug. And I think that should be a legal act.

November 16, 2007, 1:04 AM

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Suicide means Taking One's own life, and vegetable people don't take their own life.

Thats why it's called ASSISTED SUICIDE, meaning someone else helps them do it. >>

OT: I do believe that in cases such as this one, with little or no hope of recovery, it would be just painful and a torture to keep these people alive, just a strain on everyone. It might sound blunt and emotionless, but thats my opinion.

November 16, 2007, 1:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mugen

Thats why it's called ASSISTED SUICIDE, meaning someone else helps them do it. >>

Wrong. ASSISTED SUICIDE. That means the person decides to die, and uses someone else to end their life. When they're in a vegetative state, they can't talk, let alone think straight, if at all. They really have no say in the matter. Assisted suicide is when someone with a serious disease just decides to end their torment and pull the plug... Vegetative people have no say, therefore, it is an entirely diffrent thing.

Use the correct terms please.

November 16, 2007, 1:48 AM

Okay, I explained it wrong. Well, media kept calling it Assisted Suicide at the time.

Assisted Suicide is when someone has some hope of living. Dictionary terms:

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American Heritage Dictionarn. Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician.

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Main Entry: assisted suicide
Part of Speech: n
Definition: See doctor-assisted suicide

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Main Entry: assisted suicide
Part of Speech: n
Definition: See physician-assisted suicide

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assisted suicide

noun
suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible

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Main Entry: as·sist·ed suicide
Pronunciation: &-"sis-t&d-
Function: noun
: suicide by an individual facilitated by means or information (as a gun or indication of the lethal dosage of a drug) provided by someone else aware of the individual's intentespecially : PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

Euthanasia

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euthanasia (y'th?-n?'zh?) Pronunciation Key
The act or practice of painlessly ending the life of an animal or a willing individual who has a terminal illness or incurable condition, as by giving a lethal drug.

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euthanasia [(yooh-thuh-nay-zhuh)]

Painlessly putting someone to death — usually someone with an incurable and painful disease; mercy killing.

Note: Proposals to make euthanasia legal in the United States have inspired heated debate.

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eu·tha·na·sia (yth-nzh, -zh-)
n.

The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.
A quiet, painless death.
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Main Entry: eu·tha·na·sia
Pronunciation: "yü-th&-'nA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
: the act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy; also : the act or practice of allowing a hopelessly sick or injured patient to die by taking less than complete medical measures to prolong life called also mercy killing

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Main Entry: eu·tha·na·sia
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: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured persons in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy called also mercy killing —eu·tha·na·sic /-'nA-zik, -sik/ adjective

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Main Entry: physician-assisted suicide
Part of Speech: n
Definition: a situation in which a physician provides the means of death for a gravely ill patient but the patient takes the final step; also called doctor-assisted suicide, assisted suicide

November 16, 2007, 2:07 AM

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Thats why it's called ASSISTED SUICIDE, meaning someone else helps them do it. >>

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Originally Posted by Lord Kaos

Wrong. ASSISTED SUICIDE. That means the person decides to die, and uses someone else to end their life. When they're in a vegetative state, they can't talk, let alone think straight, if at all. They really have no say in the matter. Assisted suicide is when someone with a serious disease just decides to end their torment and pull the plug... Vegetative people have no say, therefore, it is an entirely diffrent thing.

Use the correct terms please.

How is what I said different from what you said... ? Never mind... Still it is a kind of morbid subject, having to decide whether someone lives or dies...

November 16, 2007, 2:29 AM

It IS morbid, but it has to be done... Death is not something put aside, but something that barges into life... Your going to have to deal with it sooner or later.