Originally posted by cass:
that said, helping a friend to die and killing a child share no common ground.

Originally posted by MrSoul:
Why does every discussion of parents killing gimp children come back to assisted suicide? :rolleyes:

THE CHILDREN DID NOT CHOOSE SUICIDE. THIS IS NOT THE SUBJECT AND STOP TURNING IT INTO THAT.

the problem i see with NDY is that they highlight cases from one end of the spectrum - terri schiavo, infanticide etc. - as rationale for their opposition to ALL forms of assisted suicide/euthanasia including (and here is where i have the biggest problem w/ their thinking) the right for MENTALLY COMPETENT adults to make their own end-of-life decisions.

Originally posted by Sylvana:
Euthanasia is NOT LEGAL in Oregon. Assisted Suicide is. There is a huge difference.

Originally posted by ParaDude:

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Originally posted by Sylvana:
Euthanasia is NOT LEGAL in Oregon. Assisted Suicide is. There is a huge difference.

What is the difference? Both are by acts of another helping someone to leave this world in some sort of peace.

Mr.Soul - I don't know how threads evolve...evolution is real tho, get used to it.

Originally posted by cass:
what is the difference? webster's:

Main Entry: eu·tha·na·sia
Pronunciation: "yü-th&-'nA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek, easy death, from euthanatos, from eu- + thanatos death -- more at THANATOS
: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy

Oregon's law "permits" assisted suicide.

Originally posted by Sylvana:
Assisted Suicide is a process by which a competant adult can secure sufficient information and medication from a physician to end their own lives.

Q: Are euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide the same thing?

A: No. They are two legally distinct procedures for hastening death. In euthanasia, a doctor injects a patient with a lethal dosage of medication. In physician-assisted suicide, a physician prescribes a lethal dose of medication to a patient, but the patient - not the doctor - administers the medication. Euthanasia is illegal in every state in the union, including Oregon. Physician-assisted suicide has been legal in Oregon since November 1997. Oregon is the only state in the Union that has legalized physician-assisted suicide.

In physician-assisted suicide, a physician prescribes a lethal dose of medication to a patient, but the patient - not the doctor - administers the medication.

But it is the patient who must administer the drug.

Originally posted by Xuxan:
PD, Can't you read? I just posted Oregon's definition of assisted suicide. They are not the same.

You cannot euthanize yourself.

A doctor/nurse/whoever cannot committ suicide for you. Only you yourself can commit suicide. A doctor can give you the tools, but not do it.