Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Life v. Death
I completey agree with the idea of lethal injection! It is rediculous that we just allow people with cancer to slowly die, but we consider it "inhumain" to allow our pets to sit there in pain! Why is it that we allow another human to live even though they hurt and want to pass away in a way that is less painful. Is it because we want them to be here with us? Is that because humans are just too selfish to let go? If a person wants to die because they are in so much pain that it has become unbarable even when they are using morphine, is it alright then? I would like an answer to some of these questions because maybe I'm just too narrow minded to understand this.
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I think part of the answer is that we're not sure-fire sure what happens after death. It's not all that big of a deal when you're putting a dog or cat to sleep, but it's something you think about when it's a person--or a member of your family.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot more complicated than that, don't get me wrong.
the only logical reason i can think of is that they are afraid of not knowing where to draw the line. if it become ok to to give someone suffering of cancer a lethal injection, people might argue that someone suffering from serious depression should be able to recieve assisted suicide.
ReplyDeleteWe need to know all of the pros and cons before we can make a coice that is critically thought out. I am tilting slightly toward the the opinion of the author but the other two people do make good points.
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