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Originally Posted by kstar
And yes, I have euthanized many animals from rodents to dogs and cats to horses. While it is sad, watching the peace come over their face as they're released from their pain is more powerful than the grief.
I would still support any human to have the right to die. No one should be able to tell you that you can't end your suffering.
In many ways, I find our treatment of animals more humane than our treatment of other humans.
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The question was should licensed healthcare workers be allowed to assist in a human's right to die... If someone wanted to kill himself, guess what! He will find a way to do that by his own hand. It doesn't make it "ethical" or "sound", but the finality of dying is so permanent.
Sure, one suffers and has pain, but life is suffering and painful and for some people it is everyday...
What makes humans different from animals--which is not saying that much--is that animals cannot directly communicate their feelings to humans--we just do not understand them to that point. Animals that cannot live upto expectations will be gleaned from the gene pool by predation.
At this time, humans do not have active predators that hunt us...
ETA: Even if one worked for a slaughterhouse, there are still rules that govern euthanasia of animals and what to do with the carcass afterward...
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