[The Hunter of Jahanna]

I voted yes to all 3 because I am assuming that the paitent made their wishes known BEFORE they became incapacitated. I have told my wife and family that if I am in a permanent coma to NOT hook me up to any machines to keep me breathing or my heart beating. As for the other 2 , if someone wants to end their life it is no ones buisness but their own. With the second question , I think doctors already assist people in suicide , but do it unknowingly. With constant pain , most doctors I have gone to will write a perscription for something and put a certain number of refills on it. For my last surgery I had a prescription for 100 , 350mg percoset pain pils with 3 refills. If I wanted to die all I would have had to do is go fill all 3 refills and take all 300 pills. 300 Percoset would surely kill me , but would people blame me for takeing them or the doctor for perscribeing them??

For magik,I am definately NOT an expert on Catholicism but, unless I am mistaken the God in the bible is supposed to be all loveing and all forgiveing. If your family member truly cant live with the pain then an all loveing and forgiveing God would understand.

[ 06-02-2002, 01:12 AM: Message edited by: The Hunter of Jahanna ]