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Originally Posted by kstar
I think that the fact that humans can communicate their feelings makes more of a case for allowing human euthanasia.
And not all humans that want to die, can actively participate in killing themselves. There are certain situations and conditions that trap a sane mind in a body that is not capable of ending themselves.
I'm really not sure of what the edit to your post is supposed to mean? I've worked in labs mass euthanizing rodents for medical testing, and in a vet hospital (mixed practice) as an RVT, but I have no clue what you're getting at about slaughterhouses.
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If you have inspected slaughterhouses for foodstuff meats, they have animal carcasses and blood and organs all of over the place. Yet, no matter how much "gore" is in that area, there is still rules that are followed when killing these animals... One cannot just slam conscious animals bodies against walls.
And even in research laboratories, you still have to be approved to use animals, take classes to handle the animals and you cannot do some euthanasia techniques because it is against OLAW regulations--such as killing mice by slamming their heads against the counter... Hayle it's getting to the point that you cannot toe tag mice that much...
As far as being trapped in a immobilized body unable to communicate. The disabled cannot speak for themselves and require others to speak to them--and I am talking about paraplegics with the unicorn or laser guided writing on a computer. That is illegal to euthanize someone in prison who committed heinous crimes... Why would it be legal on the outside?
But folks who grow old or get into a severe accident or know they have a severe genetic disorder--like Huntington's Disease--then arrangements can be made with appropriate forms. But I do not think they should ask healthcare workers to ASSIST them in dying because of too much pain/suffering...
We will just have to agree to disagree...