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Well yeah thats the only saving grace Daniel J, she wasn't aware of the last two weeks of her life. It's just harsh that with absolutely no chance of her waking up she still had to struggle, how many others go through that everyday? I just find it strange how we can be so empathetic towards our pets, yet human beings have to go through that. I do understand the arguments against it i just think in certain circumstances it could be done without fear of abuse etc. [ more ]
I don't think doctors can't do it without breaking their medical oath, and it's a hard thing to ask of them anyway I think. Self-administered euthanasia is a slightly different issue. Also, in moral philosophy, there's a difference between acting and not acting even when the outcome is the same. My mum died of bowel cancer which metastatised to her lungs and stomach. I know how hard it is to handle the process of dying as an observer. I honestly think her doctor dispatched her with morphine,... [ more ]
blimey that's a hard one. .maybe it's because in very rare cases when there seems no hope there is a complete turnaround and the patient recovers? I do understand where you are coming from tho Jen and there is a kinda putting down technique used with humans too in the form of Morhpine OD's ie ease the pain ease the transition.. your mothers case is slightly different tho and not so cut and dried.. horrid for you but hard to know what is for the best.. [ more ]
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