Hey, everyone. I am here to say that i dont think this should be expanded in any parto f the u.s. Oregon has but it isnt right. i know that the person is in pain, i have dealt with this as well, i know, but life is still life. It isnt right that someone with ALS can do this while another cannot. My friends dad died and he pissed off that people would want to die while his dad wanted to live. He was sick too. Your life is needed by other people, not just you, and i belive that living two more years and dying naturally is better than giving up without two more birthday parties of your grandchild, or seeing your daughter graduate. Sufferening is life, as we all know. Read TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. it is a touching book about how a man lived with ALS and lived it until the end with passion and love of life.

Is it so 'immoral' that a person would rather die in no pain than suffer in pain for his final hours. If that person knows (and has filled out the proper paper work) that killing himself is the only option (that he is willing to take) then why take that right from him; and if his only request is to know that it is performed by a professional than let him. the real issue of this debate is whether or not we have the personal freedom to give someone the right to end our own suffering. If not then who does? If a person wants to vote they have that right as a citizen. If females want to get an abortion then legally they can. If our views are against it then we speak out, or choose to ignore it. But in the end it is the right of the individual. And that right should be theirs by law.

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Couldn't it be used as an excuse for murder?

because patients are often murdered by doctors? if the patient wants it and has gone through sufficient therapy, let them. It's their life. Ofcourse, there are hoops to jump through to prove it is really what they want.

I've mixed views towards this...

Yes, a person who is going to die anyways, slowly and painfully, well, we could take that. But there should be some sort of form to sign so that everyone knows the person actually wanted it, not the doctor.

A 77 year old man with one painful month left to live who kills himself hasn't realized his potential? Right...

And it's not as if these doctors are putting down just anyone (at least most aren't and they shouldn't be). They couldn't just kill a patient to say "**** you".

you couldn't be more right loudnproud. it could be an excuse for murder. More importantly though is the issue of suicide. Anyone who commits suicide fails to see their potential. they believe the lies of ppl who want nothing but to harm them. But as for murder, any doctor that takes another person's life is assuming responsibility that is not theirs. I'll reply again when time allows

I'm completely against it. Couldn't it be used as an excuse for murder?

So Auti, you are angered by the people who want to die, not the physicians.

I think you should have the right to end your own life when you are suffering. Why can we do it to others (pets, people on life support) but not ourselves? That makes no sense.

Assisted suicide doesn't mean that the person doesn't appreaciate life. Perhaps the pain distracts them from life too much though. I'd say, give it all you've got, then when you have no more to give, it should be in your hands.

i don't believe in suicide without reason. if you're just depressed, get help. but if you have an illness that IS terminal, you should totally be able to die with some sort of dignity.

I believ in Physician Assisted suicide. I don't think that anybody who is depressed and wants to die should be able to kill themselves, but i believe that if you are terminally ill with a disease such as AIDS or cancer, it is certain you are going to die, and all there is left for you if months of suffering and pain, you should be allowed to end it on your own terms, and with dignity.

I agree with it. If this is what the person truly wants---not just a violent act of depression---than I think physician assisted suicide is fine. It's a very not-painful way to die as opposed to their illness.

Just waneted to say your right

I would like to add more, but for the ppl who support it.
1.) ppl want physician assisted suicide so that they will not be humiliated by someone having to take care of them.

2.) They dont want their family to be burdened by them or suffer

3.) It would cost too much money

4.) They just dont want to live the way they live and want to be in control of the way they die.

Why they shouldn't
Life is a beautiful thing that we are given to do good with. In the book and movie of Tuesday's With Morrie, Morrie tries to tell Mitch that when you are about to die you learn how to live. Live everyday as if it were your last. ppl are so afraid to love one another because the culture tells them to be emotionless. Boys can't express love to their "homies", only appreciation. ppl are afraid to be touched and held, but when we were little, all we wanted was to be held and comforted by our parents. Our culture makes us feel humiliated to be cared for and be dependent on others. Love is a rational act that no one shows to everyone because we are taught to hold it back and be ashamed of tears of grief, love, and emotion. This is what life is about according to Morrie, and he taught us this as he finished his life suffering in death with dignity.

We all should and appreciate life.