In the follow up to the last post on Euthanasia, let's get into some more details. Do read this only if you have gone through the previous post and feel that you understand the terms involved. This is not condescending but is vital to the debate that is bound to arise from the next few paragraphs. I got a fair amount of responses from who I consider intelligent people. Most of them still seemed unsure of the side they were on but there was one common theme emerging. End suffering and allow death if there is no chance of a near normal life.
As far as DNR goes, it is another discussion altogether and will be taken up in the next post. The biggest dilemma in this case is, who decides? Do you leave the decision with the person directly affected by euthanasia? Do you leave it to the Doctor you trust implicitly? Do you even trust your Doctor that much in today's time? Do you leave it to your…
