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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds
I really don't know. I'd have to think about it for a long time. I guess my beef is that the money and time used to euthanize these people could be put toward people who have a chance at pulling through. But I can see both sides of the question. I mean, we do it for dogs.
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I don't know a lot about human euthanization but I assume potassium chloride is not a difficult chemical to get a hold of in the medical field. I don't think the procedure is difficult (in terms of how much time/manpower it takes to accomplish) or expensive compared to the extended care of terminal patients.
If it's the compassionate choice for terminally ill animals, I would expect it's just as compassionate for people.
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Originally Posted by James
I think most people would agree with the second option if they had all experienced a loved one going through something so terrible. Watching someone dear to you suffer is truly horrendous. Hell, or just watch Amour.
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Someone very close to me had a grandparent with an excruciating illness that (I think?) chose Death With Dignity. I met her shortly before she passed away and the image of her face, the chill of her hands, the whisper in her breath when she told me I had "beautiful hair" will never leave me. Never. The next time I saw her, she was in a casket and her husband (of 60-some years) had no idea she'd passed. (He has alzheimer's - he kept asking where she was and when she'd be back.) She suffered down to the last second of her life, and passed peacefully with loved ones at her side.