Death vs Major disability

Does this not fall under a euthanasia debate we had very recently? Or are you talking about suicide (non physician assisted) here?

Originally posted by: Summer3

Death vs Major disability

If we are born healthy and later suffer a major disability we should be allowed to go peacefully.
But then the choice is not ours.
What is your take?

Matter is pretty complicated and hard to resolve. At times patient may not be in the right frame of mind to decide; and how do we define "major disability"?
All major religions will disagree to such laws.
A friend of mine kept his mum in ICU for over a year until she finally passed away.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Does this not fall under a euthanasia debate we had very
recently? Or are you talking about suicide (non physician assisted) here?

Originally posted by: blue-ice

</div>Summerji...this is such a sensitive topic...
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I know for my self that i would never want to live my life bedridden if there was no hope of getting better...

Originally posted by: Summer3

Yes especially if one is pretty old, but then your children would still want you no matter in what state you are; unless you are no longer able to respond. Attachment to a mum is very strong.
We often have to live because the family still love us and want us to be around.

Originally posted by: Summer3

Euthanasia is for extreme hopeless cases.
But here it is a case where one one may not want to discontinue living because of certain reasons, such as extreme old age and physical or other disability. Emotional pain or financial loss have to be ruled out.
Being bed ridden for life is a good case.

Euthanasia by definition means ending life to end suffering. Whether it is chronic or acute pain, terminal or non terminal illness is irrelevant.

So are you asking if disabled people should be allowed to die to end their emotional, social, financial pain? If so then you are discussing euthanasia here.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Euthanasia by definition means ending life to end suffering.
Whether it is chronic or acute pain, terminal or non terminal illness is
irrelevant.

So are you asking if disabled people should be allowed to die to end their emotional,
social, financial pain? If so then you are discussing euthanasia here.

Originally posted by: -ASTHA-

Well u cant die before the time. No matter how much old u r or suffering from any major illness which is not possible to cure but relatives cant sit and wait for the death. I truly support ur frd who kept his mom in ICU as its impossible to sit without helping the person who is suffering like hell.
And if we leave them on their condition we might feel guilty later that we didnt tried to help them.