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Pfc.Green · 01-28-2003, 12:57 PM

[quote="Low spark":a403b][quote="Pfc.Green":a403b]I dont think doctors should be able to do it for their patients, I'm not trying to sound cold-hearted, but the Doctors creed is that they can heal and save people, but they cannot help people die.[/quote:a403b]

What if you can't heal or save that person, and all you are doing is prolonging is this persons agony.[/quote:a403b]

I was looking at it from the standpoint of the hypocratic oath that doctors take, nothing more. Perhaps hospitals should have one or two people whos job is just helping people who truly do not want to live anymore (this does not include people who are not seriously ill, and just want to die) I could see that working. I'm not really sure where I stand on this though, theres really no black and white clear answer.

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Pfc.Green is Offline Senior Member Posts: 3,849 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bothell, Washington, U.S.A	01-28-2003, 12:57 PM [quote="Low spark":a403b][quote="Pfc.Green":a403b]I dont think doctors should be able to do it for their patients, I'm not trying to sound cold-hearted, but the Doctors creed is that they can heal and save people, but they cannot help people die.[/quote:a403b] What if you can't heal or save that person, and all you are doing is prolonging is this persons agony.[/quote:a403b] I was looking at it from the standpoint of the hypocratic oath that doctors take, nothing more. Perhaps hospitals should have one or two people whos job is just helping people who truly do not want to live anymore (this does not include people who are not seriously ill, and just want to die) I could see that working. I'm not really sure where I stand on this though, theres really no black and white clear answer.