We are conidered cruel to leave our pets to suffer in pain. Are you to tell me that we actually care more about our petsh and those loved ones suffering? Our pets don't even have a voice but yet we are opposed to assisted suicide of humans and these people have a voice in which to speak? It seems to me that this situation is a tad messed up here. If you want to bring in God then let me ask you this. Are you God? If not, then who are you to tell people that they have to suffer a horrible death? Isn't Christianity meant to love and not judge? If you haven't seen with your own eyes for more than a few limited minutes at a time the pain, suffering and humiliation the once strong person laying in the bed in front of you begging for it to end, then how do you feel you have a right to stand against it? This law isn't about euthenization but assisted suicide where the terminal ill requests this. We allow to remove life support. I have witnessed life support being removed and told my love one had a half hour to live. She woke up and lived another two weeks. Although there is a difference but in the end, there isn't much of one. In removing life support, unless the person has specific instructions, it is up to the family, they do not have a voice at that point. If they left a DNR the legality isn't questioned. So how is it so wrong to respect someones wishes while they request assisted suicide? Bringing in the religious factor wont help on this either. It isn't your soul that doesn't make it to heaven if that is your belief. It seems we have let our own selfishness to keep our loved one around a little longer take over our compassion for the person going through it.
Mick mullins - 9 years ago
If it was an animal and laying were it can't eat or move etc, it would be "put down" to end its misery. If you didn't then you could possibly end up in court. Allowing an animal to suffer.
However, if it a human. It's the oppersit.??
If, we look back 20 years or more. A lot of these poor souls just laying waiting for the day, would have not lasted for so long. But, due to moden medicine, a lot of these poor souls are being kept alive. It's just a bandaid. Surely, if we have a right to receive moden medicine. We must have a right to say "I've had enough". It's just not worth the chemical taste in my mouth anymore, it's not worth the continued pain in my chest. Please let me go where the good lord wanted me way back. As for this comment I've read about the upset it will cause for relatives. That's just selfish, if the passing happens at a time when it doesn't suit your diaries. It's got to happen sometime. Except it
Lynn Crowder - 9 years ago
This decision by Hospice of Windsor Essex surprises me. I believe a human being has the right to their own life. This attitude Hospice has is just another example of "I know what is best for you". This is not example of a safe, accepting environment. This statement and attitude of Hospice disappoints me greatly.
Rayanne Stemmler - 9 years ago
I believe we should have the right to choose. I think it would be better to have a physician assist someone than to have to blow one's brains out and maybe end up not getting the job done. The doomsday predictions are ridiculous. Reminds me of the Obama-care "death panels." One of the reasons I love Canada is that it is a progressive country and I hope it continues to progressively march forward, not stagnate nor regress.
Megan - 9 years ago
Doreen & co, I'm sorry you're so gullible to believe a hoax interview and the claims of a proven liar in regards to people in Holland fearing to receive care in their own hospitals. Check the real story at http://www.factcheck.org/2012/02/santorums-bogus-euthanasia-claims/
Mary Maiero has the right of it "part of a doctors job to relieve suffering and if the only way possible is to assist them in ending their suffering then it should be legal." I knew at 16 that managed end of life up to and including termination was a good and moral path, and NOTHING I've seen in the intervening 30 years has changed my mind in that regard. If your religious path prohibits suicide, don't do it. it's none of your damn business what I do however.
desboisc - 9 years ago
We had no say to be born why should we have any to leave. Doctors vows to save lives not to take lives. If you want to die this is between you and your Maker. Why make it leagal. To take away the guilt.
Damiana Labelle - 9 years ago
I believe that God is the only one that will take you when is the time. Both my parents died 6 years ago and I'll never forgive the nurse practicaner that wanted to remove the I. V. from my Father. According to the hospital it is so important to die today instead of a few weeks from now so they save money. I'm sorry but my belief and my parents are much more important than that. Also I have a brother-in-law that his brain was declaired dead and 4 days later he came to. He is fine now, that was 3 years ago. What would you say to that.
Esther Lindberg - 9 years ago
Thank you Mark Leakos. Very true!
We are NOT free to choose! That is the lie.
I pray these judges don't reap the reward of the death curse
they have put on every Canadian.
They haven't even bothered to put carefully thought out boundaries around such murder!
Esther Lindberg - 9 years ago
Thank you Mark Leakos. Very true!
We are NOT free to choose! That is the lie.
I pray these judges don't reap the reward of the death curse
they have put on every Canadian.
They haven't even bothered to put carefully thought out boundaries around such murder!
Esther Lindberg - 9 years ago
I wrote every MP when Parliament voted. The law was upheld to honour the dignity of every human being as stated in the UN Charter of human rights.
As I have written online for years now: my life has not been safe near any MD nor hospital since a Psych MD & Social Services Person wrote a filthy false report & put in medical file without my knowledge hoping to get my CPP $ early to pay for physical collision injury. Learned of it 4& years later after a vehicular hit put on me driving commercially! How dare I work! Purjured bought out Court room @ trial & the Judge disallowed my correction of their false report. Would have cost my life without a Power of Attorney! Now 73 & would not trust a clinic nor hospital. Drugs are deadly to me.
Jim Farrell - 9 years ago
Maybe Canada should have become a state or states. Then it would have taken a little longer to have this crime against humanity.
Drew Mason - 9 years ago
Just as you are free to voice your opinion, you should also be free to choose.
Mary Maiero - 9 years ago
When you are terminal, and your remaining time left on this earth will be spent in pain, I simply can't understand the opposition to allow someone to leave this world in dignity. Unless of course you get off watching someone in agony. I believe it is part of a doctors job to relieve suffering and if the only way possible is to assist them in ending their suffering then it should be legal. Not all doctors will be comfortable doing that, but if a doctor is, then he should be allowed to do so.
Sara Gatto - 9 years ago
I agree with Mark and Doreen.
Sara Gatto - 9 years ago
I agree with Mark and Doreen.
Mark Leakos - 9 years ago
Hippocrates wrote in his famous oath "I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel." Hippocrates was right 2400 years ago and he is still right today. Indeed, the advances in analgesic medications, analgesia delivery systems and especially the complete care of a patient's physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in a modern Palliative Care Unit makes one wonder why this issue of physician-assisted suicide is being so strongly pushed in the media.
We need to look at the underlying cause of this great societal angst regarding the end of life. An important maxim in medicine is "Don't treat the symptom, treat the disease." I suspect this desire for physician-assisted suicide is born from a fear of death which is a symptom of some deeper spiritual sickness. At any rate, the diagnosis and treatment of this ill is outside the competency of medicine.
Hippocrates ended his oath by stating that any physician who violated any part of the oath did not deserve to be respected as a physician. He was right about that too.
If you are a senior or disabled, be very afraid. This may be limited now, but the Supreme Court has opened Panora's Box. Several years ago I saw a gentleman from Holland interviewed. He stated that seniors were afraid to go to the hospital for fear of some Dr. deciding to put them down. He said he knew of a woman who had been afraid to go into hospital, but her own docter assured he would make sure nothing happened to her. She was euthanized. Rise up Seniors and disabled write to your MP and the Prime Minister asking him to invoke the notwithstanding clause.
We are conidered cruel to leave our pets to suffer in pain. Are you to tell me that we actually care more about our petsh and those loved ones suffering? Our pets don't even have a voice but yet we are opposed to assisted suicide of humans and these people have a voice in which to speak? It seems to me that this situation is a tad messed up here. If you want to bring in God then let me ask you this. Are you God? If not, then who are you to tell people that they have to suffer a horrible death? Isn't Christianity meant to love and not judge? If you haven't seen with your own eyes for more than a few limited minutes at a time the pain, suffering and humiliation the once strong person laying in the bed in front of you begging for it to end, then how do you feel you have a right to stand against it? This law isn't about euthenization but assisted suicide where the terminal ill requests this. We allow to remove life support. I have witnessed life support being removed and told my love one had a half hour to live. She woke up and lived another two weeks. Although there is a difference but in the end, there isn't much of one. In removing life support, unless the person has specific instructions, it is up to the family, they do not have a voice at that point. If they left a DNR the legality isn't questioned. So how is it so wrong to respect someones wishes while they request assisted suicide? Bringing in the religious factor wont help on this either. It isn't your soul that doesn't make it to heaven if that is your belief. It seems we have let our own selfishness to keep our loved one around a little longer take over our compassion for the person going through it.
If it was an animal and laying were it can't eat or move etc, it would be "put down" to end its misery. If you didn't then you could possibly end up in court. Allowing an animal to suffer.
However, if it a human. It's the oppersit.??
If, we look back 20 years or more. A lot of these poor souls just laying waiting for the day, would have not lasted for so long. But, due to moden medicine, a lot of these poor souls are being kept alive. It's just a bandaid. Surely, if we have a right to receive moden medicine. We must have a right to say "I've had enough". It's just not worth the chemical taste in my mouth anymore, it's not worth the continued pain in my chest. Please let me go where the good lord wanted me way back. As for this comment I've read about the upset it will cause for relatives. That's just selfish, if the passing happens at a time when it doesn't suit your diaries. It's got to happen sometime. Except it
This decision by Hospice of Windsor Essex surprises me. I believe a human being has the right to their own life. This attitude Hospice has is just another example of "I know what is best for you". This is not example of a safe, accepting environment. This statement and attitude of Hospice disappoints me greatly.
I believe we should have the right to choose. I think it would be better to have a physician assist someone than to have to blow one's brains out and maybe end up not getting the job done. The doomsday predictions are ridiculous. Reminds me of the Obama-care "death panels." One of the reasons I love Canada is that it is a progressive country and I hope it continues to progressively march forward, not stagnate nor regress.
Doreen & co, I'm sorry you're so gullible to believe a hoax interview and the claims of a proven liar in regards to people in Holland fearing to receive care in their own hospitals. Check the real story at http://www.factcheck.org/2012/02/santorums-bogus-euthanasia-claims/
Mary Maiero has the right of it "part of a doctors job to relieve suffering and if the only way possible is to assist them in ending their suffering then it should be legal." I knew at 16 that managed end of life up to and including termination was a good and moral path, and NOTHING I've seen in the intervening 30 years has changed my mind in that regard. If your religious path prohibits suicide, don't do it. it's none of your damn business what I do however.
We had no say to be born why should we have any to leave. Doctors vows to save lives not to take lives. If you want to die this is between you and your Maker. Why make it leagal. To take away the guilt.
I believe that God is the only one that will take you when is the time. Both my parents died 6 years ago and I'll never forgive the nurse practicaner that wanted to remove the I. V. from my Father. According to the hospital it is so important to die today instead of a few weeks from now so they save money. I'm sorry but my belief and my parents are much more important than that. Also I have a brother-in-law that his brain was declaired dead and 4 days later he came to. He is fine now, that was 3 years ago. What would you say to that.
Thank you Mark Leakos. Very true!
We are NOT free to choose! That is the lie.
I pray these judges don't reap the reward of the death curse
they have put on every Canadian.
They haven't even bothered to put carefully thought out boundaries around such murder!
Thank you Mark Leakos. Very true!
We are NOT free to choose! That is the lie.
I pray these judges don't reap the reward of the death curse
they have put on every Canadian.
They haven't even bothered to put carefully thought out boundaries around such murder!
I wrote every MP when Parliament voted. The law was upheld to honour the dignity of every human being as stated in the UN Charter of human rights.
As I have written online for years now: my life has not been safe near any MD nor hospital since a Psych MD & Social Services Person wrote a filthy false report & put in medical file without my knowledge hoping to get my CPP $ early to pay for physical collision injury. Learned of it 4& years later after a vehicular hit put on me driving commercially! How dare I work! Purjured bought out Court room @ trial & the Judge disallowed my correction of their false report. Would have cost my life without a Power of Attorney! Now 73 & would not trust a clinic nor hospital. Drugs are deadly to me.
Maybe Canada should have become a state or states. Then it would have taken a little longer to have this crime against humanity.
Just as you are free to voice your opinion, you should also be free to choose.
When you are terminal, and your remaining time left on this earth will be spent in pain, I simply can't understand the opposition to allow someone to leave this world in dignity. Unless of course you get off watching someone in agony. I believe it is part of a doctors job to relieve suffering and if the only way possible is to assist them in ending their suffering then it should be legal. Not all doctors will be comfortable doing that, but if a doctor is, then he should be allowed to do so.
I agree with Mark and Doreen.
I agree with Mark and Doreen.
Hippocrates wrote in his famous oath "I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel." Hippocrates was right 2400 years ago and he is still right today. Indeed, the advances in analgesic medications, analgesia delivery systems and especially the complete care of a patient's physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in a modern Palliative Care Unit makes one wonder why this issue of physician-assisted suicide is being so strongly pushed in the media.
We need to look at the underlying cause of this great societal angst regarding the end of life. An important maxim in medicine is "Don't treat the symptom, treat the disease." I suspect this desire for physician-assisted suicide is born from a fear of death which is a symptom of some deeper spiritual sickness. At any rate, the diagnosis and treatment of this ill is outside the competency of medicine.
Hippocrates ended his oath by stating that any physician who violated any part of the oath did not deserve to be respected as a physician. He was right about that too.
If you are a senior or disabled, be very afraid. This may be limited now, but the Supreme Court has opened Panora's Box. Several years ago I saw a gentleman from Holland interviewed. He stated that seniors were afraid to go to the hospital for fear of some Dr. deciding to put them down. He said he knew of a woman who had been afraid to go into hospital, but her own docter assured he would make sure nothing happened to her. She was euthanized. Rise up Seniors and disabled write to your MP and the Prime Minister asking him to invoke the notwithstanding clause.