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Post by Alyssa on Feb 1, 2012 3:31:54 GMT -5
Man with locked-in syndrome wants right to die LONDON — Former rugby player Tony Nicklinson had a high-flying job as a corporate manager in Dubai, where he went skydiving and bridge-climbing in his free time. Seven years ago, he suffered a paralyzing stroke. Today he can only move his head, cannot speak and needs constant care. And he wants to die. To try to ensure that whoever ends his life won't be jailed, the 57-year-old Nicklinson recently asked Britain's High Court to declare that any doctor who gives him a lethal injection with his consent won't be charged with murder. This week, the court will hold its first hearing on the case. "Most people who want to die, who are physically able to do so, can lawfully commit suicide," said Nicklinson's lawyer, Saimo Chahal. But that's not the case for Nicklinson, who has "locked-in syndrome" — a condition in which a person's body is paralyzed but mind intact. Under U.K. law, anyone who helps Nicklinson die could be charged with murder, even if they are carrying out his wishes. A murder charge has a mandatory life sentence, regardless of the motive or circumstances. Read more: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46099909/#.Tyj3m4GwV4U
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Post by Alyssa on Feb 1, 2012 3:36:11 GMT -5
I'm all for people having the right to end their life that are suffering. This man is obviously never going to be able to live a normal life and do the things he enjoyed doing ever again, and being completely dependent for others for life is not living. If we are kind enough to put down animals in pain and suffering, we should allow it for humans as well. We are part of the animal chain.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 15:06:55 GMT -5
I agree with you Martini. I feel for this man & what life must be like for him. Makes me think of Jack Kevorkian. I thought he was a very compassionate man helping those such as this gentleman end their misery. You're right about animals too. And abortion is legal in many places. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm. ;D
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Post by Alyssa on Feb 12, 2012 15:29:33 GMT -5
I agree with you Martini. I feel for this man & what life must be like for him. Makes me think of Jack Kevorkian. I thought he was a very compassionate man helping those such as this gentleman end their misery. You're right about animals too. And abortion is legal in many places. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm. ;D hi Alice, thanks. I just think and believe people need to try and understand empathy and place themselves in this man's shoes before judging him and his decision in wanting to die. If people were to just lay in bed for one day restricted from moving any limb on their body and then having people do everything for you, I'm sure you would get a sense on what it's like to be like that every day of your life. It's not living, and I feel we should respect this man's wishes in wanting to die. They can harvest his organs and give them to those in need as well. I know I would want the right to die if I were not ale to bathe or even feed myself, go outdoors and do things that most take for granted on a daily basis. I wish this man well, and I hope he does get the right to die on his term, and no one elses. |
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Post by Honeybunch on Feb 8, 2013 12:07:33 GMT -5
No one like this man should be forced to live in this condition if they don't want to. Where is compassion and understanding? It is inhuman not to honor this mans wishes. He is suffering a type of torture every day. We can't possibly imagine what he goes through every single day.
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Post by Alyssa on Feb 8, 2013 12:13:48 GMT -5
No one like this man should be forced to live in this condition if they don't want to. Where is compassion and understanding? It is inhuman not to honor this mans wishes. He is suffering a type of torture every day. We can't possibly imagine what he goes through every single day. Hello and welcome to the boards Honeybunch. I have to agree with you on this Honeybunch. I think it is very inhumane to keep a person alive that is suffering and in pain, or those that are a vegetable in a bed not really living at all. I watched a video of a man in a hospital bed that was brain dead and they were keeping him alive, billing the insurance company as well, but the doctor talked to the relatives of the son and they pulled the plug and let him go. It was the living family members that didn't want to let go, but they had to. The young man was never going to speck or do anything ever again after being shot in the head. We put animals down that are in pain, and the last I recall, we people are also a part of the animal chain. We need to listen to those that are in pain and suffering, and help them suffer no more. We need to have more compassion toward humans that are suffering in pain and help them end it if they want to end it. That's how I feel about it. |
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Post by Honeybunch on Feb 8, 2013 19:11:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome Funnybonze, I look forward to many conversations here and getting to know everyone.
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