Followup Q: Should a person be prosecuted for suicide assistance? Under what circumstances?
I would say that entirely depends on the jurisdiction where the assisted suicide took place. I might not agree with the current laws in many areas concerning assisted suicide but I do agree with people either following th law or going through legal channels to change the law. So if the the person who assisted in the suicide did so in a jurisdiction where assisted suicide is legal then of course they should not be and would not be prosecuted but if the assisted suicide took place in a jurisdiction where assisted suicide is illegal then they should be prosecuted.
Assisted suicide laws vary around the US and the world. I would suggest to any person considering assisted suicide to go to a state or jurisdiction where it was legal. Here in the US a trip to Washington state or Montana would be in order.
~quote Published: March 4, 2010 SEATTLE — At least 36 terminally ill people died last year after taking lethal medication prescribed by doctors under Washington State’s new physician-assisted suicide law, according to a state report released Thursday, the first since the law went into effect a year ago. ~endquote The laws around the world are changing and one should be very clear on the laws in their jurisdiction to be sure to avoid prosecution.
Yes if a person breaks the law then they should be punished, the law is there for a reason, even if it is a law you don't agree with, if you break it, you should face the consequences of your actions. "I don't agree with that law so it doesn't apply to me" is a stupid defense.
I would be most happy if I could go to a "suicide booth" like the ones in Kurt Vonnegut's Welcome to the Monkey House. I would say that entirely depends on the jurisdiction where the assisted suicide took place. I might not agree with the current laws in many areas concerning assisted suicide but I do agree with people either following th law or going through legal channels to change the law.
So if the the person who assisted in the suicide did so in a jurisdiction where assisted suicide is legal then of course they should not be and would not be prosecuted but if the assisted suicide took place in a jurisdiction where assisted suicide is illegal then they should be prosecuted. Assisted suicide laws vary around the US and the world. I would suggest to any person considering assisted suicide to go to a state or jurisdiction where it was legal.
Here in the US a trip to Washington state or Montana would be in order. SEATTLE — At least 36 terminally ill people died last year after taking lethal medication prescribed by doctors under Washington State’s new physician-assisted suicide law, according to a state report released Thursday, the first since the law went into effect a year ago. The laws around the world are changing and one should be very clear on the laws in their jurisdiction to be sure to avoid prosecution.
It can take years to change laws - years of suffering for someone looking for relief. I agree that it's best, given the current laws in most staes, to change location if assisted suicide is on your agenda. This is not an issue government should be involved in--totally a personal choice.
Yes, if a person breaks the law then they should be punished, the law is there for a reason, even if it is a law you don't agree with, if you break it, you should face the consequences of your actions. Here's one circumstance: the person who died was depressed - helping someone who is emotionally suicidal to do the deed is illegal as well as very bad karma. I don't see how helping someone in terrible pain or distress brings bad karma.
What law don't you agree with?
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.
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