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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
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...
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Believe me I know about the endless hoopla dealing with both medical testing and euthanasia, it is part of the schooling to become an RVT. I'm still not getting what, if anything, that has to do with human euthanasia.
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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...
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It is illegal to put someone to death who is in prison who is disabled because of the 8th amendment.
However, I'm not speaking people that are simply disabled, I'm talking of people who are in constant pain and are losing their quality of life. Dying with the little dignity they have left should be afforded to them. And if they are to the point where they are not physically able to do it themselves but are mentally sane, then I see no point in disallowing a humane, caring physician to ease their suffering and let them pass.
Note: I am not saying that healthcare workers should be made to help them die, just that there should be no penalties for the ones that do, provided the patient's intentions are known and communicated.