tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012847757718825787.post4055931031046081757..comments2023-12-25T12:59:24.916-08:00Comments on House of Houben: Doctor assisted suicide in CanadaLorettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012847757718825787.post-57778549233660771392016-01-22T15:54:45.348-08:002016-01-22T15:54:45.348-08:00Oh Betty I agree there are terrible ways to die, b...Oh Betty I agree there are terrible ways to die, but I can never agree to doctor assisted suicide as I think it's a slippery slope and will not end there. Those who are mentally ill, who have psychological issues, or dementia etc, will be next. This is now the case in Holland. I was looking online this afternoon at the statistics and it is awful. I cannot bear to think of it happening here in Canada. Our own family doctor said if this becomes law, he will have to quit being a doctor as it goes totally against his Hippocratic oath. He would never perform an abortion either. What a world we now live in. All this was unthinkable when I was in my 30's only a few years ago! I too know people who are suffering terrible things, but in no way would I ever wish to end their life for them.Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135353002456390722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5012847757718825787.post-27490161541777318892016-01-22T14:59:51.531-08:002016-01-22T14:59:51.531-08:00I've lost three friends to ALS. It's horr...I've lost three friends to ALS. It's horrific to watch someone die that way. They try and swallow and then they choke. Their bodies waste away when they can't swallow food. I think all of my friends ended up starving to death. They usually lose the ability to speak (2 of them did) and walking is impossible. They are trapped in their own bodies and suffer. There is no treatment or cure. The lucky ones die quickly. My one friend was dead in five months from the time she was diagnosed, another eight months, and 2+ years for the third. If that's what they want and they are of sound mind I would not object. I believe in the United States where it's allowed it's rarely used. It's the patient that asks for it and then doctors have to agree. I would never want to see a caretaker or family member making the decision for someone else. It has to be the patient's decision with doctors in agreement and the situation hopeless. I came to this conclusion after watching what my friends went through. Fortunately, they all had family members that were able to care for them and didn't end up in nursing homes.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068151073417372746noreply@blogger.com