America is "Pro-Life." Are You?

[We Never Know]

And the answer may have went over your head. "The person who could have cured cancer, global warming, diabetes, etc" may be living among us already but working on a cotton field or in sweat shop because they didn't get the same chance as Einstein.
Or in other words, we should care more about the living than about the potentially living.

"Maybe" either way. We never know.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I hate suicide with such a passion that I can't even begin to describe it, because of the devastation it leaves behind. I could never support assisted suicide or agree that it should be legal, because I've experienced just a little of the effects and it alters everything... suicide is almost never a solitary action, it kills once then slowly kills again.

Maybe the living should have thought of the devastation they were doing to the victim before it came to that. And with euthanasia studies have shown the living tend to handle it better than seeing their loved one deteriorate further with worsening pain and agony, and it tends to make their grieving easier.
Effects of euthanasia on the bereaved family and friends: a cross sectional study

In this cross sectional study, the bereaved families and friends of cancer patients who died by euthanasia had less grief symptoms and post-traumatic stress reactions than the families and friends of comparable cancer patients who died in a natural way. Adjustment for all other determinants for traumatic grief, including the duration of illness, did not influence our findings. The bereaved family and friends of euthanasia death scored somewhat better on general wellbeing, while depressive symptoms were similar for both groups. The opportunity to say goodbye to the patient seemed to be an important determinant of less grief symptoms and partly explained the association between cause of death and grief or post-traumatic stress reactions.

 

[Wildswanderer]

Maybe the living should have thought of the devastation they were doing to the victim before it came to that.

So now you are blaming the people left behind for their loved ones decision to kill himself?

 

[pearl]

Pro- life, concern for life from conception to death, and every state between. Politically its almost an ironic situation. While the Democrats seem to support pro-choice they are the most willing to support a woman through her pregnancy and raising the child. While the Republicans are better know for wanting to eliminate as many entitlements as possible. There must be a safety net for women going forward.

 

[SkepticThinker]

I hate suicide with such a passion that I can't even begin to describe it, because of the devastation it leaves behind. I could never support assisted suicide or agree that it should be legal, because I've experienced just a little of the effects and it alters everything... suicide is almost never a solitary action, it kills once then slowly kills again.

So let's say your loved one has a terminal illness. They are dying a slow and agonizing death that is only going to get worse and worse.. Your loved one asks you to help them die with whatever bit of dignity they have left, so their unfathomable pain and misery can be put to an end. You're telling me you wouldn't do everything you could to help them?

I've watched my loved ones go through this, and it's not something I would wish on my worst enemy. And I would (and did) do everything in my power to help them end their life that was going to end anyway. Just a little earlier, and with a the dignity and respect that they deserved.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

So now you are blaming the people left behind for their loved ones decision to kill himself?

Yeah. Why would I blame the victim? It is very generally the living who pushed the victim to extremes.