Death with Dignity

[musclemilk]

I had recently watched the beautiful new HBO documentary "How to Die in Oregon," and for discussions sake, I was curious what everyone's opinions and thoughts are about Oregon's and Washington State's Death with Dignity acts?

A great review of the film - http://blogs.suntimes.com/shannon/20..._personal.html

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

I think people should be allowed to die when they want.

[The Emancipated Freak]

Sure.

[tjsulls]

i support suspended torture for as long as possible

in all seriousness that was a good article. i'd like to put an advance directive together once i get some more life experience under my belt. i do object to the glorification of avatar since that movie looked terrible

[Patrick]

One of my scientific heroes might be the most obscure Nobel prize winner ever, a guy named Percy Bridgman. He developed cancer that metastasized and was effectively living a nightmare until he committed suicide. He left a note that said, "It isn't decent for society to make a man do this thing himself. Probably this is the last day I will be able to do it myself." If that doesn't at least give you pause, you're either really enlightened or incredibly dense.

[f4thpathway]

The world is full of sadistic assholes. If one has it so bad that death is deemed to be the best option then one should not be fucked with.

[BryanM]

My father deserved better than a half-assed morphine overdose that, since he had by that time a huge tolerance of it, only put him in a coma for about 20 minutes. And of course, suicide can screw your people out of death insurance they're owed - the entire thing is fucked up.

We'll get to the year 2000. Eventually. Maybe.

[Patrick]

My father deserved better than a half-assed morphine overdose that, since he had by that time a huge tolerance of it, only put him in a coma for about 20 minutes. And of course, suicide can screw your people out of death insurance they're owed - the entire thing is fucked up.

We'll get to the year 2000. Eventually. Maybe.

Wow, the situation you describe really is fucked up. I hadn't even thought about the insurance aspect... that's a very disturbing thought.

[f4thpathway]

The Man is not a good man. Its a good thing for him that no one knows where to find him.

[william jackson]

My father has a funny way of putting things.

"A man that knows when he will die, knows too much"

as someone who has almost* lost his life a few times, I cannot imagine choosing a day to die, simply because, every time i have been given the choice, i have chosen not to die, and i cannot imagine choosing any other option.