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I have to agree with him to some degree. Modern medicine allows us to extend life far beyond circumstances that would normally kill us. If someone is old, unhe
by epochwolf 17y ago
I have to agree with him to some degree.
Modern medicine allows us to extend life far beyond circumstances that would normally kill us. If someone is old, unhealthy, and no longer wishes to live they should be able to choose to end their life. The medical resources that would be used to keep them alive could be devoted elsewhere.
I certainly don't advocation allowing a healthy person to end their life because they have a chance at things getting better.
- koningrobot 17y agoI certainly don't advocation allowing a healthy person to end their life because they have a chance at things getting better. This is gambling with other people's lives. If such a healthy person is forced to stay alive, things might never actually get better, and they will have suffered needlessly by staying alive. (And if things do get better, that is merely relief from suffering.) On the other hand, if such a healthy person is allowed to end their life, that's all there is to it. They'll never regret it. Besides, if you deny people professional help with ending their lives, they will try to get the job done themselves, often with bad results.