Euthanasia is homicide either way.
But more importantly, what if prior to the supposed dementia she said "No matter what I say, euthanise me"?
A curious case from the Netherland’s raises questions about euthanasia. — NOS4A2
I think she even signed a letter that, yes, she wanted to be euthanized. But in the end, her protests and unwillingness to give consent proved differently. — NOS4A2
The problem is, by this time she was in the grips of dementia, so much so that she had forgotten what euthanasia even was. — NOS4A2
Euthanasia is homicide either way. — Shamshir
But she didn't understand the question, so how could she counted as giving, or failing to give, consent?
Whether in a poor state of mind, irrational, or completely delusional, she nonetheless refused to go through with her suicide. It wasn’t her choice to die that day. She was forced to die. I just cannot see it as a suicide, assisted or otherwise. — NOS4A2
So we're kind of left with trusting or not, the deciding authorities, whether they're family or not.But "limitation of life-sustaining procedures" (barring force feeding, intubation and respirator use, resuscitation, etc.) are a far cry from a doctor, judge, nurse, or anyone else deciding to get the patient "out of their and our misery. — Bitter Crank
Without the consent and against the protests of the patient herself, the doctor sedated the woman then administered a lethal injection while the family held her down. — NOS4A2
Do you find the comatose to differ from the brain dead and by how much?
If you had to compare euthanasia vs suicide, outside of the obvious shift in responsibility, how do they differ? — Shamshir
So we're kind of left with trusting or not, the deciding authorities — Shamshir
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