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Originally Posted by kstar
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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How will human euthanasia be done? Like lethal injection as a capital crime punishment? Is that the "Humane way" to kill a human being? Will drug overdose be enough?
Killing a steer or pig for its meat is done humanely, yet provides decent cuts of meat. But we are NOT euthanizing humans for meat--we are basically putting a person out of their misery or cost to the healthcare system.
Maybe I just don't trust people enough to do the right thing by people without violating "humane euthanasia guidelines and actions" with agreed procedures... Maybe I have more belief in the research scientists and workers trying to cure human ailments.
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Originally Posted by kstar
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.
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No matter what happens, there will be a personal penalty for any person who does participate in this process that is not worth it. Even "death rows" are having problems doing lethal injections because some death row inmates have other physical issues that prolongs the difficult process.
Also the United States signed the Geneva Conventions which state that we just cannot euthanize people who are deemed not needed.
To me, dying is hardly EVER dignified, and mental sanity during a chronic illness inherently does not allow for a caring from a physician who actually meant their oaths. Some people would say: "NEVER AGAIN"... We, humans think we can justify killing all kinds of people, but that still does not make it right, ethical or moral for that matter.
And yes, I have seen the slow debilitation of 2 loved ones and the pain they suffered. But the finality killing someone because of ANY reason, it is just not me. That just means hospices will become slaughterhouses and I do not want my country to get involved with that fascism...