It's worth mentioning that there is a fair bit of difference between valuntary and non-voluntary euthanasia.
It could even be argued that forcing a terminally ill person to continue to suffer needlesly against their will is closer to the idea of terminating them against their will than it is to offering them the opportunity to choose to meet the inevitable with dignity.
I am not talking about killing people but allowing them to die. Everybody wants to live for ever but C'est la vive.
In elderly peoples homes some old bodies are so immobile it takes two nurses to move them in and out of bed and armchair. Not to mention incontinence and diper training. Patient may well be 90+. They are parked there and then tossed about all over the place; bed to chair to bed. Bathed and dressed etc etc.
Babies don't get looked after by two people but their mother come what may or state they end up in.
Amount of resources these draw are beyond £000,000,000 and growing. What input do they have?
Who can rate the quality of life other than drawing breath.
When I get to an age where I can't get in and out of my own bed or armchair or when I have to put my hand up to have a wee or unable to wipe my own **** - I'll know it's time for me to deck my self.
My uncle had dementia and towards the end he didn't recognise his own children and was a danger to him self and others.
I'm sure he remembers it well though and it made a significant difference to the quality of his life being locked up in a ward. :cheesy:
If one has ability to pay for such services or family that is prepared to look after its own that's fine. But to burden humanity with such practice because oh we are so 'humane' is pure folly.
I have no idea what the big deal is it about prolonging life for no good purpose? Especially if one wills wants to depart from their own flesh!
Anyhow key point is aging population and pension crises as well as perhaps partial charging or quota rationing for NHS is only just around the corner. We'll be seeing it soon enough... :!: