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Originally Posted by Dion
I lost a lady friend to Breast Cancer a few years ago. By the time they caught it it had metastised to her spine. It was very painful but at the same time she was given medication to deal with it. They made her as comfortable as possible till the day she died. People die with dignity in many ways. Suicide doesn't own the term dignity when it comes to dying.
Had she chosen suicide she would have missed out on the chance to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, getting her affairs in order and talking wth a pastor about what she wanted for a funeral.
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People do die with dignity in a number of ways though - however doing so without choice in how they want to die is not dignified in my view and that is the central tenant.
People should have the option to end their lives as they so desire. Also people who have chosen the suicide route can still get to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, get their affairs in order and talk to a pastor about their funeral. I don't understand that comment at all.
It is a personal issue and one that I can completely empathize with on every level, combine that with the fact that I view it as a medical procedure and I don't think this is a question at all.