The state has no right to force people who want to die to live.
We should have properly regulated ways to do this similar to how Dignitas do it.
http://www.dignitas.ch/index.php?opt...mid=60&lang=en
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DIGNITAS procures the necessary medication for this, a lethal, fast-acting and completely painless barbiturate which is dissolved in ordinary drinking water. After taking it, the patient falls asleep within a few minutes, after which sleep passes peacefully and completely painlessly into death.
After an in-depth evaluation of the member’s written request and medical information, and following at least two face-to-face meetings with the member (which allows the DIGNITAS doctor to satisfy him- or herself that the member meets the pre-conditions for the desired accompanied suicide) the prescription may be issued to DIGNITAS.
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Prerequisites for the preparation of an accompanied suicide
In order to access the service of an accompanied suicide, someone has to:
be a member of DIGNITAS, and
be of sound judgement, and
possess a minimum level of physical mobility (sufficient to self-administer the drug).
Because the co-operation of a Swiss medical doctor (physician) is absolutely vital in obtaining the required drug, further prerequisites mean that the person must have:
a disease which will lead to death (terminal illness), and/or
an unendurable incapacitating disability, and/or
unbearable and uncontrollable pain.
In addition to meeting the prerequisites set out above, the member must submit a formal request for the preparation of an accompanied suicide to DIGNITAS. This request must comprise:
A personal letter to DIGNITAS, preferably typed, in which the member asks for an accompanied suicide with the help of DIGNITAS. The letter must state the reason(s) for making the request and must describe the member’s present physical condition and how it affects them.
A biographical sketch / CV, also describing the member’s situation with respect to their next of kin – whether and to what extent they support the member’s wish for an accompanied suicide, and whether the member might be accompanied by members of their family and/or close friends during the trip to Switzerland. DIGNITAS and the doctors assessing a request use this information to get a clear picture of the member’s personal background and family circumstances.
One or more up-to-date medical reports together with two or three older ones. These reports must provide substantial information on the case history, diagnosis, and - if possible - actual and suggested treatment / measures as well as prognosis. The most recent report must not be more than three to four months old, and all reports must be clearly legible. Pictures, such as x-ray films etc., and laboratory analyses should not be included.
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Substantial checks and balances, and the person must be able to administer themselves the dose through a glass of water.
If done in this manner I've absolutely no issues with it, obviously there must be this level of substantial checks and balances.