Supreme Court's ON! Clash over assisted Suicide

Well its not really a major issue because only one state has adopted it. However, should the supreme court rule in favor of oregon, that will probably set off a wave of new states that will sign on and introduce some sort of assisted suicide law.

Look no one on this thread has presented one reason not have a law like this. As irrelevant as it may seem to some, it really means the world to the few who are affected by it. (whether relatives or those who actually are provided assistance with suicide) For those who literally are months away from dying and are in absolute pain to the point where they cant eat or barely move, why not have a law like this.

 

i think that highlights an important point about american society. we delay death and refuse to discuss/think about it.

i think if most people discussed it they might not necessarily come to the conclusion that they'd be willing to take meds to end their life. but they'd certainly rethink not allowing those who are in very painful situations to not make their own decision.

 

You had a point? I thought your point was that people who wanted to die can shoot themselves. It's obviously a bad point, since many cannot kill themselves properly even if they wanted to. There are few replies in this thread because very few people oppose it. Or rather, the people who oppose it haven't formed a proper argument to refute the idea.

 

I think it only civil that we assist people who are ready to die with a dignified process rather than making them perpetrate some kind of clumsy violence to themselves that may or may not succeed and may implicate one of their loved ones.

 

No, that's was just a random illustration targeting the fact that it doesn't really seem to matter. Though, I would still argue that nearly anyone that wants to kill themselves can find some way to do it, even extremely sick, fragile, weak people. They just can't all kill themselves quickly and painlessly. I don't even know what properly means in this context.

Of course this issues will become more important if hundreds of people start getting assisted suicide - as it was briefly over a decade ago. If millions of people start toking on the streets on a daily basis, the illegality of mary jane will become more important, too.

 

Oregon is pretty cool.