tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post2940276644728593602..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Depressed patient died by assisted suicide in OregonAlex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-79924560086102245922016-03-04T13:34:34.760-05:002016-03-04T13:34:34.760-05:00Your language reflects a single-minded judgement a...Your language reflects a single-minded judgement about a situation you have never experienced. You think depression for all people is some disease which can be reliably treated, when it's so much more complicated than that- especially in this case. When a person can't do the things that made life worth living anymore, especially when they are nearing 80 years of age, why shouldn't they be allowed to die with dignity? Even with treatment for depression, your patient may not have felt he had the strength or will to fight through years of treatment for his melanoma and whatever other complications that brings. Even after going in remission, he'd likely spend his remaining years deteriorating until he was just waiting for death anyway. As someone who has worked with the elderly, you should know how many of them are simply waiting for death, and have no hope for life anymore. This patients of yours was able to die of his own volition, with his mental faculties in tact and his wife by his side. Most people die attached to tubes and machines, barely aware of their surroundings, in pain. You should evaluate whether you are fighting for the right thing, because to me it sounds like you want to take an option away from people and prolong their suffering, because of your own personal beliefs. ajchubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781402648693065233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-42293439849230909642016-02-18T16:03:26.092-05:002016-02-18T16:03:26.092-05:00Dear Brian:
I question your language, "self-...Dear Brian:<br /><br />I question your language, "self-euthanasia" knowing that euthanasia by definition is an act that may be requested by the individual but is done, by another person.<br /><br />Nonetheless, depression should never be even considered for euthanasia or assisted suicide. These people need treatment for depression, and lethal injection is not a treatment for depression.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-7591127273125317642016-02-18T12:17:10.394-05:002016-02-18T12:17:10.394-05:00Not everyone who seeks a relief from suffering is ...Not everyone who seeks a relief from suffering is doing so arbitrarily. I think depression, chronic and severe, should be grounds for self euthanization. Just because you cannot comprehend the suffering and agony some people live in does not mean you have the right to tell them they have to continue enduring it. Life isn't a blessing for everyone, and people should be able to seek medically assisted suicide if, after serious thought, they deem it the humane and merciful thing to do. I understand you lost a patient and all the revenue they bring, but your desire to capitalize on the suffering of others is ethically reprehensible. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596509645897486658noreply@blogger.com