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Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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barbella
07/03/2008, 10:01 PM
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Not in my opinion.
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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JesseD
07/03/2008, 10:05 PM
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I misread this the first time I read it. I have to agree with you, it should be the right of a person to seek and receive help in ending their life if they are suffering.
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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barbella
07/03/2008, 10:11 PM
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That's what I'm thinking......a person's body is their own, and nobody else's, to decide what to do with it.
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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HennaRinse
07/03/2008, 10:12 PM
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I am in complete agreement. A doctor, as in the case you site, can prescribe the right combination of drugs for a painless death. It is a very humane practice.
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let them die if they want to
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redtide
07/03/2008, 10:13 PM
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I do not see what the big deal is
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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barbella
07/03/2008, 10:13 PM
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Exactly. Doctor-assisted suicide is a lot better than jumping off a cliff.....
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NO
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dadawg
07/03/2008, 10:18 PM
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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JesseD
07/03/2008, 10:28 PM
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Here's the way to do it. Rather than someone having to sweep up a victim because he had to do it the hard way, let a doctor prepare a solution for injection by IV, when it is ready let the patient push the button themselves, thus relieving the physician of the burden of doing it for them.
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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HennaRinse
07/03/2008, 10:32 PM
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Again, I agree completely. The end is in their control and there is no trauma, for anyone.
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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HennaRinse
07/03/2008, 10:34 PM
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Yes, I agree. See my reply to JesseD.
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Re: Should assisted suicide be illegal?
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MrMike
07/03/2008, 10:40 PM
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Nope
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