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Post by Embri on Oct 11, 2022 22:55:33 GMT
I’m thankful that this woman had the option to leave this life peacefully and gently. I’m sure it would have been incredibly difficult for her loved ones, but at least it spared them the trauma of finding her when she inevitably took her own life some other way. This is exactly what I was thinking. We lost two friends in the past two years. One threw himself off a building and another hung himself. In both cases, family and friends are forever damaged from the trauma caused by finding them. withapea my heart is with you. This is what a lot of the pearl-clutchers miss. It's not a choice between 'this person could be alive' and 'this person has chosen to not be alive', it's a choice between two types of death. One potentially violent, traumatic to innocent parties, and likely painful, and one that is less so. Our instinct to survive is one of the strongest basic functions in the brain. Doubly so when the individual has strong social connections, like a spouse, extended family and/or child. For survival to no longer be wanted means chronic, sustained, overwhelming mental or physical pain, to the point where one's existence is nothing but suffering with no end in sight. Six years post-event, you cannot say that this woman hasn't had enough time to make an informed choice.
Louder for the folks in the back; someone who is in so much pain that death is a release, will find a way to make it happen if they have the capacity.
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Post by sabrinae on Oct 12, 2022 1:25:59 GMT
I am educated on the facts. I read the entire story. There remains nothing in this universe that would convince me that a 23 year-old should be euthanized who is not suffering from a painful, fatal disease. There are tens of thousands of people who have suffered traumatic events and gone on to live happy and useful lives. Think Holocaust victims. Or thousands of others. Life is precious. She was far too young to make such a choice. You are incredibly ignorant of the impacts of trauma on individuals right down to reworking of the brain’s networks. This can be particularly pronounced in individuals who experience childhood trauma while the brain is still developing. You are ignoring the very real likelihood that life won’t ever get better and the inability of current medical practices to help individuals with these traumas. What gives you the right to make a decision to force a person to continue with a miserable existence?
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Oct 12, 2022 2:33:03 GMT
Thank you @gar and elaine , I’m doing well right now. I didn’t mean to be a downer. I wanted to add perspective from someone that is actually in a position to weigh in on this in a more than hypothetical way. Much love to you. Please don't ever apologize for sharing your reality. Your perspective is something we should all hear.
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Post by sasha on Oct 12, 2022 2:36:58 GMT
My overwhelming thought is if I had to live in what feels like a never ending panic attack, and nothing worked, I should be able to be euthanized. I do think the person should have to show a history of trying to treat the PTSD, depression, anxiety and nothing works. And that there should be a waiting period between the signing of the paperwork and the actual act. Which was what happened here, right?
I also feel like if you've gone as far as to do the paperwork for assisted suicide, you probably would've just done it on your own anyway and at least this is the most humane way to go.
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