06-01-2002, 10:30 PM
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Originally posted by ladyzekke:
Tough one Magik. I mean, in my faith, suicide is a sin, so for the patient to request termination would be considered suicide. But if the patient is unable to make that decision, and it was up to family members, ack... I'd have to say if it is terminal, I would probably not want a loved one to suffer.. 
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That is exactly the dilemma our family is in. The religion (Catholic) forbids it, and yet what we are told is that in time his pain will be excruciating and medication will not help....I would not want to live that way for long.
[ 06-01-2002, 10:31 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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