- Michigan Senate Democrats propose bills legalizing physician-assisted death for terminally ill patients
- The concept, legalized in 10 states and Washington, D.C., remains controversial
- Supporters say it gives terminally ill patients more autonomy. Critics argue it’s ‘not the compassionate answer’
My body my choice, I say. I should be able to have physician assisted suicide at any point if I choose it.
I believe you mean if your physician so chooses it. And they likely won’t unless there’s a good reason to do so.
No they meant if they choose it. My body my choice.
I’m pretty sure it’s the doctor’s choice whether or not to assist in a suicide.
The point they are making though is that this should be the patients choice.
Why should any medical procedure a doctor does be the patient’s choice? I don’t think doctors should be forced to perform procedures they don’t want to perform. Why should a doctor be forced to kill a patient that wants to die?
They aren’t saying doctors should be forced to do anything, they are saying if they want a assisted suicide that a physician can legally help.
Suicide is a human right.
I hope they are able to implement this not just in Michigan but all across the board. I’m not saying suicide is good, but if I were terminally I’ll and unable to afford treatment I’d definitely want to go through medically assisted suicide because that, to me, is a lot more humane and compassionate than squeezing every single penny out of a person or not getting treatment at all and slowly withering away.
I can’t imagine having a terminal painful disease and being told that I just have to wait until the end comes. That sounds inhumane to me. Like severe dementia. I have a former coworker who was her mother’s only caregiver and her mother was in bad shape. Self injurious and violent. I learned the word “autocoprophagia” from her, which means one who eats their own feces. I’d rather commit suicide than put my loved ones through that.
Now that Kevorkian is dead I guess it’s more acceptable to consider legal assisted suicide in Michigan.
