tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post5856871242151967839..comments2024-03-18T18:37:12.223-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Euthanasia poll, What do the people of Quebec really want?Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-57605170465130025482010-12-03T10:42:56.242-05:002010-12-03T10:42:56.242-05:00Dear Zebulon:
You have simplified the actual wish...Dear Zebulon:<br /><br />You have simplified the actual wishes of the people and I have not.<br /><br />You say that it is a false Dichotomy, that the government could improve end-of-life care and legalize euthanasia.<br /><br />The recent Environics poll took that into consideration and gave the respondents that option.<br /><br />The response from Quebec was: 60% wanted the government to focus on improving end-of-life care, 29% wanted the government to focus on legalizing euthanasia and 10% wanted the government to do both and 1% didn't know.<br /><br />The national numbers were even more clear. Nationally, 71% wanted the government to focus on improving end-of-life care, 19% wanted the government to focus on legalizing euthanasia, 5% wanted the government to do both, while 5% didn't know.<br /><br />Clearly Canadians and Quebecers want the government to focus on improving palliative and end-of-life care.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-66505604723423525432010-11-29T15:56:09.943-05:002010-11-29T15:56:09.943-05:00Dear Carolyn:
We are not opposed to refusing medi...Dear Carolyn:<br /><br />We are not opposed to refusing medical treatment or requesting a Do Not Rescusitate order. If you refuse treatment or you are not rescusitated, if you die, you will die a natural death.<br /><br />We are opposed to directly and intentionally causing a persons death by euthanasia or assisted suicide.<br /><br />You say we should not play God, I agree, but we should not kill people either.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-22906931913028001832010-11-28T16:59:23.237-05:002010-11-28T16:59:23.237-05:00"Quebecers want the government to improve end..."Quebecers want the government to improve end-of-life care, rather than legalize euthanasia."<br /><br />That's what is called a false Dichotomy. There is nor reason you can't have both, it's not an either/or situation. <br /><br />In fact euthanasia is a part of end of life care. When a persons body becomes so diseased that simply surviving to experience the pain, that person should have the choice to end their life if that is what they wish.Zebulonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401336609768537036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-70269816834155585112010-11-27T21:04:01.126-05:002010-11-27T21:04:01.126-05:00I really don't think that physicians should pl...I really don't think that physicians should play God. The only one to make the decision is God. What I am concerned with is doctors keeping people alive with 27 pills that they don't need. People are living too long, why not leave the decision to them alone whether they want to be rescucitated or not. If someone doesn't want to be rescusitated then the family should respect that but don't try to play God. I know many people over 100 that don't really want to be here but the family keep intervening when something goes wrong.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723623286056707606noreply@blogger.com