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Originally posted by ninety09
I can't find any reasons why euthanasia shouldn't be made legal.
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Actually, I can think of one, and it's the reason I said no in the poll. Euthanasia is a slippery slope. If someone is dying of incurable cancer and, being of sound mind, decides they want to die, I agree completely. As many others before me have stated, it's their body and their choice.
Where it gets alot murkier is in situations where the person is severly handicapped, both mentally and physically. Parents or guardians can say "They were in pain and told us they wanted to die." Who's to say if they did or not?
Check out info on the disability activists "Not Dead Yet." They're an interesting group and can bring alot more information to this discussion than I can.
http://www.notdeadyet.org/