We all know that pretty much anybody who wants to can end his/her life without much difficulty. A simple plastic bag over the head will do it, and to make it go faster, seal it around your neck with duct tape. You probably have a plastic bag in your closet and a roll of duct tape whereever you keep your tools.
A friend of mine did this. The down side of this may be that you might vomit.
Since then, there's been a new gadget developed, the "Debreather."
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And then there's narcotics. Most doctors these days will give someone in a terminal state as many narcotics as they want. If they take too much, well, that's their decision.
As one doctor put it recently, patients who want to die don't have any lack of armamentarium, although they may lack will, or, as in the case of Terri Schiavo, capacity.
The truth is, and we all know it, unless you're incapacitated, if you really want to die, you can do it. It's also true that helping someone you love die is not going to get you prosecuted if they are in a terminal state, unless you do something indiscreet like shooting them in the head.
Personally, I want helping someone to die to remain illegal, to be as scary as shit that you're going to get in trouble with the law, so you don't do it unless someone you love is desperate. I want you to wrestle with your soul, and pray for guidance. I don't want it to be easy.
I sure as hell don't want bat-shits like George Felos flitting around offing people because he is deluded into thinking that he "communicates with their spirits." |
