Do you believe in the death with dignity law?

[Stanley]

This woman discovered she had a very aggressive form of brain cancer. After learning about how terrible the deterioration of her body would be, she decided to move to a state that has a Death With Dignity law that allows her to get a prescription for a lethal dose of medicine so that she can choose to end her life before she is in too much pain.

I think it's fair to allow someone to choose their time when a terminal illness is involved. What do you think?

Full story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPfe3rCcUeQ

[Dionysos]

I think that you own your physical self. You are, your own property, so you can morally and ethically do anything you want to yourself.

If that means making a calm rational choice that you wish to stop being, so be it. That's the most personal and private choice anyone ever makes and I have no right to do anything but request they choose to stick around.

If a person decides to end his or her life, they should be free to do so in any manner which doesn't directly physically harm anyone else. If that means hiring a doctor to administer a lethal drug, I'm OK with that.

[BertMacklinFBI]

oh yeah I remember this, if that's the way she wants to go its her life but then people will argue against me that she is being selfish because of the people who still care for her and want her around so I don't know lol.

[523206720]

I think people should be allowed to end their lives if they are in pain but it shouldn't be called the "death with dignity law" there is nothing dignified about suicide - it is simply an act of mercy for the one who dies.

[Chronos91]

Yes, I'm pro-euthanasia for terminal illnesses and non-life threatening but debilitating ones (like Locked-in Syndrome), so she definitely has my support. May she rest in peace.

[yaddayaddayadda02]

I completely support people with terminal illnesses deciding to end their life with dignity. I've seen a father-in-law waste away and die from lung cancer, and I don't wish that Hell on anyone.

[QueenB1203]

I 100% agree with @523206720