Euthanasia

[Corey]

Sorry Corey, but I'm going to be the Devil's Advocate here and pick apart a piece of your argument.


You have two things that contradict each other quite heavily. I mean no ill will, however. I'm just curious as to your response. @Corey

Someone who is incapacitated can't decide for themselves. For example, think about someone on life support who is predicted to never recover/awake and has no official will nor written statement regarding what to do. Clearly they can't decide, so it'd be up to their family to decide, and if no family are contactable, then it can only lie with a doctor. Some people wish to keep their family on life support, while others might wish for them to just be taken off. Assisted suicide is different, as the person of concern must be mentally competent or terminally ill. Families who choose to take their loved one off of life support don't do it with vengeance.

Choosing to end your life is very different from it being taken against your will. I'm against the death penalty, no matter what the crime. Like Sarah said, it's murder in itself. If someone were to kill someone I loved dearly, then seeking the death penalty would make me feel like I was no better than the criminal. Everyone has the right to life, and those who take other lives deserved to be imprisoned for a very long time, but I don't think anyone deserves to die. And it should be noted that (in America, at least) the purpose of prison is not for punishment, but for rehabilitation, so criminals can be introduced back into society as productive members. The death penalty is punishment, so it doesn't really make sense with the purpose of prison in mind. Lastly, I also agree with Sarah when she says life in prison would be worse than death.

And, yes, I know you weren't attacking me personally with malicious intent. :) It's nothing more a difference in opinion, and it'd be rather childish to think of someone negatively because their opinion is different than your own. :v