ProNurse

 Absolutely!

Having seen both my Aunt and Gran die from cancer in the last 2yrs i def agree with euthanasia in the terminally ill, seeing your loved one go into a coma and left to just wait to die is the most painful thing. Cancer patients suffer enough through their illness surely they should be able to die with a little bit of dignity at the end?

Euthanasia is obviously very tricky ground to be on but i do believe that with the correct and strict rules n regs it would be very welcome.

Why can't 2 doctors have the authority to say enough is enough this lady/gent has had enough - the last few days of someones life should be made to be the most comfortable, loving ones not only what the patient deserves but also the family. Being with your loved one when they pass over should be everyones choice, euthanasia allows this.

I don't know about mental illness or children as this isn't something i have experienced, but i am sure i will if i get onto my nursing course!!!! 

Being a Veterinary nurse, i have dealt with more euthanasia than most on here i would have thought? yes it is very upsetting and hard for the family but at least they find comfort knowing they haven't let their pet suffer - yes animals and humans are different but would you let a dog lie in a coma, not being able to move, drink or  go to the toilet, so end up lying in their own excrement - NO - and besides the RSPCA would get involved and probably take you to court for cruelty!!!

I will leave you with that food for thought!

This is certainly a topic that will go on and on, we may never get the answer we want but letting off steam about it helps!.

Karen

Anonymous says ...

 Absolutely!

Having seen both my Aunt and Gran die from cancer in the last 2yrs i def agree with euthanasia in the terminally ill, seeing your loved one go into a coma and left to just wait to die is the most painful thing. Cancer patients suffer enough through their illness surely they should be able to die with a little bit of dignity at the end?

Euthanasia is obviously very tricky ground to be on but i do believe that with the correct and strict rules n regs it would be very welcome.

Why can't 2 doctors have the authority to say enough is enough this lady/gent has had enough - the last few days of someones life should be made to be the most comfortable, loving ones not only what the patient deserves but also the family. Being with your loved one when they pass over should be everyones choice, euthanasia allows this.

I don't know about mental illness or children as this isn't something i have experienced, but i am sure i will if i get onto my nursing course!!!! 

Being a Veterinary nurse, i have dealt with more euthanasia than most on here i would have thought? yes it is very upsetting and hard for the family but at least they find comfort knowing they haven't let their pet suffer - yes animals and humans are different but would you let a dog lie in a coma, not being able to move, drink or  go to the toilet, so end up lying in their own excrement - NO - and besides the RSPCA would get involved and probably take you to court for cruelty!!!

I will leave you with that food for thought!

 

This is certainly a topic that will go on and on, we may never get the answer we want but letting off steam about it helps!.

Karen

 

Well said Karen. i think your thoughts are exctremely valid and well presented. There's only one issue I'd take with it - why should doctors decide in issues of euthanasia? As it stands doctors are already at liberty to decide over issues of viability of life but I don't think medical training qualifies anyone to pronounce about quality of life and that's the euthanasia debate's focus.

Quality of life needs to be a personal decision and if we as a society decide to go that way then it needs to be the whole of society that allows individuals to make that choice - not any particular ggroup be they doctors, clergy, lawyers or anyone else.

Actually i made the argument in respect of clergy having no right to dictate in my blog the other day. I think similair arguments can be made in respect of doctors too but I'll leave that one to your imagination. If you're interested the clergy based argument is here:

http://stuartsorensen.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/who-put-god-in-charge/

Cheers,

Stuart

 i am so sorry about your dad, i totally agree with you even though i posted about my gran n aunt. Living with saying ''yes do it'' would/will be extremely hard and yes will cause so much pain, like i said i don't think there is a right answer but think everyone should be given the choice and the reprocussions of their decisions made clear and the support put in place for those people, some people of course will not choose euthanasia.

We already have DNR so i guess you are right it is only a matter of time.x

Karen

...fair enough rather than prolonging the patient's agony.  Probably, once a patient is diagnosed with an illness with 50/50 prognosis, and is still in his PROPER SENSE to make decision, the doctor could refer him to someone (?) who can legally advise euthanasia in case condition comes worst and irreversible.  Unlike DNR, maybe euthanasia should be decided by the patient ONLY.  Maybe this would not leave guilty feeling to anyone.

just an opinion... 

tc everyone   xx