Assisted dying… should it be allowed?

[Quicksand]

@aussielad

@Quicksand

My point is about the outcome. If dying was inevitable, isn’t it surely better to cease the pain.

The outcome is always the same though, and death is always inevitable, so where do you draw the line?

Cue someone saying - Oh, that baby born 2 minutes ago will inevitably die, so should we just speed that up and kill it now?

I really think you know what I mean though?

Honestly, the extreme notion you describe isn’t remotely related to the situation being discussed.

For clarity.
If in a terminally ill situation, where pain and suffering are all that is left, I believe the person has the right to end life.
Whether thats through a living will, legally sound and binding or through a decision during terminal illness.
The situation described by @RedOverTheWater is unfortunately more complex. I think we all agree that life means hope, and that the bravery of the girl galvanised the family and friends. I would just wonder if such suffering is justified, when her demise is certain.

[aussielad]

I do know what you mean, I was just jesting playing on the fact that everyone will eventually die.

For what it is worth, there are times I do believe in assisted dying, but it is a very complex and emotive subject so will always throw up situations which may not have been thought of previously leading to various sides questioning which direction we should follow.

[RedOverTheWater]

@Quicksand

To be fair, I don’t think the suggestion is about using the little girls life as an instrument to better others.
It’s a natural effect of a family or community rallying in the face of tragedy.

My point is about the outcome. If dying was inevitable, isn’t it surely better to cease the pain.

Thank you.

[RedOverTheWater]

Respectfully, this is not really what happened, and it is taking it to an extreme to sort of say the child was an instrument for everyone else’s ends. That wasn’t what it was. They followed the best medical advice available.

She had four years with a loving family. They did everything possible for her and when it was her time to go, that’s what happened. The care that was given to alleviate any suffering was impressive. Her life was not a constant 24/7 suffering either. She definitely had a quality of life and experienced many things.

[redalways]

I think I’ve miscommunicated what I meant by an instrument. I didn’t mean it in the sense that she was being kept alive purely for people’s selfish aims.

I meant it in the sense that virtually everything you’ve said up until this last post has been about what she brought to others, instead of how she felt, her feelings, her suffering. Let’s be honest. None of us can truly know what the quality of life she was experiencing was.