I've noticed a common theme among right to die advocates. They insist that people should have the right to die yet always talk about being of sound mind. Or perhaps not for the mentally ill. I take offence when people differentiate between physical and mental suffering. There are no reasons to assume a person with a mental disorder cannot determine when their mental medical condition is to much of a problem to live with.
Secondly why are doctors constantly interfering with bullshit science. They have stockpiles of medication and neglect the patient with their medical knowledge. They never listen, suddenly their education and pills are more knowledgeable than you. They can't feel your pain. We've entered a world where I constantly hear psychiatrists preach about the science of their work. It makes me wonder which one has really gone mad. The doctor or the patient.
I do believe that yes, with medical professionals and doctors, yes their arrogance (again not all of them, but a fair amount of them) is quite repulsive and offensive to the people who want to die peacefully and with dignity. Having psychological and mental suffering, while more difficult to measure objectively and observe compared to physical suffering
is still legitimate suffering. This is why I would like there to be a system where people are able to die, but screened to ensure that they aren't being coerced and are making the choice for themselves and themselves ONLY, then given a waiting period (doesn't have to be extremely long, but adequate) to ensure that they are 100% sure of their decision. After those two things check out, then patient will proceed to die with dignity.
I look at it this way: when it comes to euthanasia/assisted suicide, I think people have the right to choose to die if have a debilitating condition, physical or mental, that impacts upon their quality of life and there's a possibility of deterioration or if there's not going to be any improvement. It can depend on a few factors like the severity of the condition, how long they've had it etc. For example, there are different levels of depression and some lucky individuals are able to overcome it and continue to lead a normal life. When it comes to 'being of sound mind', I feel as if that could refer to impulsive decisions because it needs to be a well though out decision. If someone has only just recently become depressed/been depressed for a very short amount of time then I don't think assisted suicide should be made available for them. Or if someone has just been diagnosed with a physical condition but there's a possibility of improvement with treatment. There needs to be a bit of a waiting period to see how things develop.
I hope what I wrote makes sense and I didn't ramble too much or go off on a tangent. I'm too tired to proofread it.
I agree with a waiting period and I would support that in order to ensure that the person is really willing to go through and very unlikely to change his/her mind. CTB is not a reversible decision so one needs to be 100% sure that one will go before making the decision.
The mention of people with physical illness being more of sound mind than me is just ridiculous. I can talk for myself, I am very well and ok. Im not some psycho maniac and yes I have decided that its better for me to end this life So I dont suffer anymore. Thay doesnt mean im crazy. People tend to think everyone's life is beautiful and if you suddenly turn suicidal you are some mental who doesnt know ahit about life. I bet each and everyone here would pass for being of sound mind. Responsible, and self aware.
Agreed. I believe most of us here are more rational than the majority of mindless NPCs that inhabit this society, world that we live in.
