tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post7630232242113235135..comments2023-09-25T04:39:06.306-07:00Comments on Whatever: Physician Assisted SuicideKatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03043976774509912799noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-67944503778188809942009-05-11T08:04:00.000-07:002009-05-11T08:04:00.000-07:00It scares me too.It scares me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-22053276462085207642009-05-11T07:53:00.000-07:002009-05-11T07:53:00.000-07:00Ooooh, I don't know about this now...I think I dis...Ooooh, I don't know about this now...I think I disagree with you, but I have to say, I didn't know all of these details you've presented. It's definitely not cut-and-dried. In an ideal world, I guess it would be great if patients were in a position to make the decision for themselves--and were allowed to. But when someone is sick, that is often not the case. Great post--you got my wheels turning...you're one smart cookie!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114906742719161415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-22642203983053842742009-05-10T21:55:00.000-07:002009-05-10T21:55:00.000-07:00yes what the hotfessional said.yes what the hotfessional said.Yohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515522021380382847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-5898653902906840242009-05-10T20:34:00.000-07:002009-05-10T20:34:00.000-07:00Very interesting and insightful, Katy. I'm actual...Very interesting and insightful, Katy. I'm actually surprised that you take this stance on this issue, but you sure have done your homework on the subject. And you can't really ignore your gut feeling.<br /><br />I am not strongly for or against it. All I know is that when I watched my mother writhing in pain that could not be calmed with medication, I wish I---or somebody---could have relieved her. Instead she lasted that way for days. <br /><br />And if I end up in the same situation, I would hope that somebody would help me out.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-40233654225816984392009-05-10T17:33:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:33:00.000-07:00I want someone to tell me, if I'm ever in the posi...I want someone to tell me, if I'm ever in the position to want to kill myself "Here, now, listen. If you take 5 of these, they will kill you, but if you only take 2, they'll only dull your pain."<br /><br />Let it be my decision is all I'm saying.TSintheChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921083603967329926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-28598277695724349422009-05-10T16:53:00.000-07:002009-05-10T16:53:00.000-07:00Damn, girl, are you gonna be an attorney when you ...Damn, girl, are you gonna be an attorney when you grow up? That was the best argument I've ever heard. <br /><br />Honestly, I haven't really put a lot of thought into this one, even though it sounds like I need to. I think this is the one thing W didn't bring up while he was Texas governor.MOM #1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11581360715920982011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-86420583493714441102009-05-10T10:12:00.000-07:002009-05-10T10:12:00.000-07:00This is a tough one. I recently watched my grandm...This is a tough one. I recently watched my grandma die, at times I thought WHY NOT? Why does she have to suffer like this? Assisted suicide sounded good to me. BUT, then I watched her transform into a peaceful place and it became spiritual and MAYBE that is what she needed in order to pass peacefully. <br /><br />Great post!Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952616489949080213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-56172776657946329782009-05-09T19:21:00.000-07:002009-05-09T19:21:00.000-07:00Mom, I don't have a problem with families refusing...Mom, I don't have a problem with families refusing heroic measures for their loved ones at the end of their lives. And Yo, it is legal and every patients absolute right to refuse treatment. I don't know that I even have trouble with loved ones helping someone commit suicide. But making it legal for doctors to kill their patients, that crosses the line for me.<br /><br />It took me longer to write this than anything else ever has, probably because I have a hard time articulating the feeling in my gut about the whole thing. But I am a reasonable person and can certainly agree to disagree. ;-)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043976774509912799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-26247615908544890702009-05-09T16:47:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:47:00.000-07:00wow. great argument. i also disagree with you. ...wow. great argument. i also disagree with you. i would be torn as well...watching someone go through the pain of cancerous tumors, or being someone who goes through the end stages of cancer.<br /><br />it would be a tough decision, but having the option available...<br /><br />as far as the health care system, if that's part of the argument, health care companies getting an "out" for patient care... not everyone has health insurance. not every treatment is covered by health insurance companies. people may be racking up their medical bills into the millions for the care they or their loved one needs.<br /><br />i don't know. i haven't done research.<br /><br />very interesting, very well written post.<br /><br />miss you :DYohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515522021380382847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914552885749415430.post-91195305024561972462009-05-09T12:20:00.000-07:002009-05-09T12:20:00.000-07:00I disagree with you, but you've stated the best ar...I disagree with you, but you've stated the best argument I've heard against it. Having gone through several deaths of elderly people I see the other side. Using heroic measures adds cost and some procedures are extremely painful, when people are better off being left alone. Hospice is very wonderful. It is also extremely expensive, nearly double nursing home cost. Grandma V's was over $12,000/month. I'm not convinced that assisting suicide adds more to the bottom line.Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080494892714481505noreply@blogger.com