Right To Die @ MindSay 
everyone should die
Consider this situation: A healthy man lies on a gurney. He is surrounded by people who are there specifically to see him. A member of the medical staff on hand gives him an injection, and he quietly goes to sleep. A few minutes later he is dead as a result of the drug that was injected. What if that man was your husband, or your father, or your son? Would you sue the medical staff for malpractice? What if that man was the mastermind of a mass murder, or a terrorist act? Would you celebrate his death?
Lastly, think of this: A woman lies in a hospital bed, where she's been for fifteen years. She is blind, can't speak or walk or eat, or even respond to outside stimuli, but she can breathe on her own. A decision has been made to remove any life support she receives and allow her to die. Since her body still breathes without assistance, "life support" means her feeding tube. Over the next two weeks she continues to live, without food, without water, without medication. Her body is slowly starving and dehydrating, and her loved ones have to watch helplessly. They are told that she can feel no pain but since the woman cannot communicate, they have no way of knowing for sure.
What I can say without a doubt is that if I were to refuse to give my pet food and water, I could be arrested for animal cruelty. If prisoners on death row were refused nourishment and hydration, the captors would be reprimanded, possibly even convicted themselves, for using cruel and unusual punishment. But if a person wishes to not be kept alive in the event that they are unable to care for themselves any longer, the only option is to be starved and dehydrated until their body ceases to function. How is this humane?
Physician assisted suicide is a controversial topic, and is only legal in one state (Oregon). Dr. Jack Kevorkian is still serving time in prison for his role in the voluntary deaths of over 100 people. Some will argue that doctors should be prolonging life, not cutting it short. But what about quality of life? Is it right for doctors to keep a person alive if they are no longer truly living, such as in the case of the woman who was in a persistent vegetative state for fifteen years? And when it comes to the right to die, is it ethical to deprive someone of food and water as a means of death? Why is that method more ethical than a lethal injection?
If a person of sound mind confers with his or her attorney, has proper legal papers drawn up, signed, notarized, and distributed amongst family members, friends, and medical staff, they can legally be allowed to die naturally and refuse the use of life sustaining systems in the event that their body cannot function on its own. Why then, can a person not request to die quickly by lethal injection, given those same criteria? Under the proper circumstances - a terminal disease that is incurable or past the point of viable treatment, or a critical injury from which one cannot recover - it should be allowed. We aren't talking about angsty teenagers who wish death upon themselves after a dramatic break-up with their beau or rift with their best friend. We're not talking about those who suffer from a mental disorder that may affect their decision-making abilities and will to live. We're talking about healthy-minded adults who simply want to live each day to the fullest and have some control over the quality of their lives in their final hours.
If you're still unsure, here's a quick quiz:
Which way would you prefer to die?
a) Starve to death
b) Dehydration
c) From an incurable disease or injury that inflicts days, even months or years of suffering before slowly ceasing to function
d) Quietly in my sleep
We're kind enough to give pets and convicted murderers that last option. Why not common citizens?
Life is one of the weirdest puzzles, a journey through an unearthed minefield, where every step seems to lull one closer to death and the worst part is that you just can’t see it coming. Mindless musings tries to tread on this unknown path trespassing through unknown territory.
Why is that we live, trying to get everything out of life -money, power and fame?? Though we know that we are just having those 60-100 years of fame we tread on like hungry dogs living for the moment. It has been one of things that has troubled and amused me .Don’t be misled by my words, I assure you that I’m from no asylum and neither do I have to need for a rehab. Think about it .Isn’t it true? For the faithful few who believe in God I’d like to ask one question. If there’s a God who cares then why does he let us die? Why does he leave us in this strange illusion of life? Empowering man with the cerebral powers, God tries to cripple him by granting him mortality. Life is nothing but a mere game of mortal combat where you fight and then die and become the mud and dust that you despise. Talk about self respect- You don’t have much of it even when you die. If you think that I’m talking about “Why live?” I’m also asking “Why die?”
From time immemorial, man has tried to get the secret portion for immortality. Time travel, in a way is another dream leading to a virtual immortality. Even today we talk about immortality at all levels. Paulo Coelho fans would surely remember “The Alchemist”. Fools that we are, stupidly glorifying the power of man as the most intelligent creature to walk on the surface of the earth; we fail to realize one important fact. During one of my discussions I heard my friend say - “God made the universe and then made man to glorify his majestic creation”. Though it sounded so illogical to me, I suddenly could make out logic in it. Hell to being an atheist for I ain’t one. I’m just behaving like a curious confused homo sapien.
To all readers I just want the answer to this question:- Which is better living or dying? If to live then why? To foolishly pursue a dream, achieve it and then die leaving it all behind? If to die then why? To become the mere dust for others to trample on?
why is it so hard
to quit a painful addiction?
why can`t i just stear clear and move on?
i would feel better if i went away.
but i know that i`d never be able to stay.
why don`t you just die?
i might be fine...
if i die inside.
can`t you just stop hurting me?
is it so fucking entertaing?
whats so great about you?
you are stupid and addicive
and your taste is that of cigerettes.
When did some on the left give up on life? When I was a liberal I don't recall so many people pushing for the death of people who can't speak for themselves. Whether we are talking abortion or people such as Terri Schiavo, it seems a majority of the people who consider themselves a part of the left are pushing to give others the right to decide the life of those that are going to die.
It is no surprise that people with diabilites, once a major Democratic force, have suddenly switched political affiliation. According to various polls, people with diabilites swung their vote for over 25% in the election compared to 2000 in favor of President Bush.
When those without voices are treated as if they don't exist and shouldn't exist, shouldn't we reexamine our own thoughts?
