“The public is a jackass” Mark Twain.
Guess you never watched anyone in pain die.
Looks like the stats are with compassion. so sorry to dissapoint you.
kevorkian came about because we can not yet deal with the pain and other problems of the dying in this country! I don’t like him either, but why not look at the reality of the less than adequate care of terminal patients!
“Comparatively, only 23 percent of churchgoers would consider ending their own lives while 49 percent of those who don’t attend religious services would do so. “
Hard to believe. Me thinks this poll is skewed.
I’ll just toss my $0.02 cents in here.
While I have problems with the idea of taking an innocent life, I do not have a problem with an individual otherwise in their right mind choosing to take their own life. It’s one of those funny little things about freedom - one’s freedom to live as one chooses, IMHO, also encompasses one’s right to die if you so desire.
Two quick comments:
Even with the right to die, I can’t stand Kevorkian’s methods. Wandering death dealer who barely knows the patient is not the way to go. That would still be a felony if I were authoring an assisted suicide bill.
People forget that Kevorkian was willing to go to jail. He showed that tape for a reason, hoping to get a trial where he could at least raise awareness of the issue, or at best he could win a precedent. It was a gamble he purposely took, and lost.
Assisted suicide is one of those situations in life where there are two choices - bad and worse.
And while I think it should be closely monitored, I think that these are the kinds of things that are NOT the part of the proper role of government.
Churches, yes. Boy Scouts, yes. Doctors and therapists, yes. TV Telecons and just about all other parts of society might have a part.
But government?
No.
I always thought that his death machine was overly complex, costly and required too much intervention. If someone wanted to end their life, a plastic bag over their head a hose and a bottle of nitrogen gas would do.