Comments on: How to contact Dignitas in Switzerland http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/ Weblog of Derek Humphry, Founder of Hemlock Society Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: wantpeace http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10434 wantpeace Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:56:16 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10434 Some people have chronic mental illness that is crippling, What if you have been bullied your whole life rejected, abandoned and your heridetary condition escalated to the point of no return, What am I supposed to live like a sedated Zombie. what quality of life is this? don't give me your psychological babble/ don't give me the same song and dance You deserve to live . Things will get better to me. I am tired I just want to go in peace. and I want the right to die with dignity. Some people have chronic mental illness that is crippling,

What if you have been bullied your whole life rejected, abandoned and your heridetary condition escalated to the point of no return,

What am I supposed to live like a sedated Zombie.

what quality of life is this? don’t give me your psychological babble/
don’t give me the same song and dance You deserve to live . Things will get better to me.

I am tired I just want to go in peace.

and I want the right to die with dignity.

]]> By: uk resident http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10431 uk resident Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:46:59 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10431 Sadly mentally unbalanced or depressed people cannot make rational descisions, and it is easier for them to Opt out, rather than to face the long road to recovery. this is why i am opposed to certain aspects of assisted suicide, and there are grey area's which need to be carefully thought through. these people are the ones most likely to try suicide and more often than not it fails, as they have not thought through the nesessary lethal dosage of pills, or the right amout of poison etc, because they are so messed up mentally. We in this country have a National Health Service which is on the decline, mental patience are being sent home or discharged through lack of government funding, they are not cured, not mentally stable and most certainly not able to cope with everyday stress, these are the poor people who are most likely to try to kill themselves or as has happened most recently here in the UK, killed someone else. A mentally ill or depressive person cannot make rational judgements, therefore cannot make a life ending descision either. this is why assisted suicide needs to be confined to the terminally ill or the physically paralised in order to end their pain and suffering on a physical level and not a mental one. I am 75% Pro assisted suicide so long as guidelines are put in place to protect those who are mentally vulnerable. Sadly mentally unbalanced or depressed people cannot make rational descisions, and it is easier for them to Opt out, rather than to face the long road to recovery.
this is why i am opposed to certain aspects of assisted suicide, and there are grey area’s which need to be carefully thought through.
these people are the ones most likely to try suicide and more often than not it fails, as they have not thought through the nesessary lethal dosage of pills, or the right amout of poison etc, because they are so messed up mentally.
We in this country have a National Health Service which is on the decline, mental patience are being sent home or discharged through lack of government funding, they are not cured, not mentally stable and most certainly not able to cope with everyday stress, these are the poor people who are most likely to try to kill themselves or as has happened most recently here in the UK, killed someone else.
A mentally ill or depressive person cannot make rational judgements, therefore cannot make a life ending descision either.
this is why assisted suicide needs to be confined to the terminally ill or the physically paralised in order to end their pain and suffering on a physical level and not a mental one.
I am 75% Pro assisted suicide so long as guidelines are put in place to protect those who are mentally vulnerable.

]]> By: jmama1081 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10429 jmama1081 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:30:51 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10429 The thought that mentally ill (depressed people, specifically) who are treatable could kill themselves is insane, itself. Why kill yourself if you can get better? Duh. Seems like a no-brainer to me. The thought that mentally ill (depressed people, specifically) who are treatable could kill themselves is insane, itself. Why kill yourself if you can get better? Duh. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

]]> By: uk resident http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10428 uk resident Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:52:48 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10428 I have just watched Craig Ewerts assisted suicide on sky tv. taking religion out of the equasion and adding the human rights element, i was really bowled over by what i saw. I watched my Beloved father die a painful, drawn out, undignified, degenerative not to metion terminal illness. his last days he begged for his life to end as he could not bare the torture any longer. where were his human rights? a simple overdose of morphine would have been his saviour and ours too. a man turned to fragments of what he was, and the lasting memories of suffering and torment is what we were left with. The last words he said to me was "tell them to help me, i can't bare it anymore" A strapping 15 stone, 6 foot 4inch defender of his family, loyal to his friends and a man amongst the best men that ever walked this earth, reduced to a 5 stone shrivelled pleading frightened skeleton. and who gave him the fundamental right to make a choice for himself? not harming anyone in the process, rather relieving himself and his family from the unforgiving barely living torture. I for one feel i have the right to make a choice for myself. if my father had the opportunity to push a button to end his suffering, he would have done so, and only the people who enjoy watching someone in agony would have opposed his descision. It's time to get to grips with reality, how many attempted suicides end with devastating concequences for both the person and the families who are left with the broken pieces of mind and body? every human being has a human right to do with their body as they see fit, as long as he/ she imposes no harm to another without their consent. I would never want to suffer as my father did, nor would i want my family to watch me suffer, i want the right to choose without politics interfering. I have just watched Craig Ewerts assisted suicide on sky tv.
taking religion out of the equasion and adding the human rights element, i was really bowled over by what i saw.
I watched my Beloved father die a painful, drawn out, undignified, degenerative not to metion terminal illness.
his last days he begged for his life to end as he could not bare the torture any longer.
where were his human rights?
a simple overdose of morphine would have been his saviour and ours too.
a man turned to fragments of what he was, and the lasting memories of suffering and torment is what we were left with.
The last words he said to me was “tell them to help me, i can’t bare it anymore”
A strapping 15 stone, 6 foot 4inch defender of his family, loyal to his friends and a man amongst the best men that ever walked this earth, reduced to a 5 stone shrivelled pleading frightened skeleton.
and who gave him the fundamental right to make a choice for himself? not harming anyone in the process, rather relieving himself and his family from the unforgiving barely living torture.
I for one feel i have the right to make a choice for myself.
if my father had the opportunity to push a button to end his suffering, he would have done so, and only the people who enjoy watching someone in agony would have opposed his descision.
It’s time to get to grips with reality, how many attempted suicides end with devastating concequences for both the person and the families who are left with the broken pieces of mind and body?
every human being has a human right to do with their body as they see fit, as long as he/ she imposes no harm to another without their consent.
I would never want to suffer as my father did, nor would i want my family to watch me suffer, i want the right to choose without politics interfering.

]]> By: The Assisted Suicide Debate « LJ’s Thought Cloud http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10427 The Assisted Suicide Debate « LJ’s Thought Cloud Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:23:14 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10427 [...] press the switch. Assisted suicide in a safe, comforting and legitimate environment such as that at Dignitas is legal in Switzerland and many believe that it should be legalised in the [...] [...] press the switch. Assisted suicide in a safe, comforting and legitimate environment such as that at Dignitas is legal in Switzerland and many believe that it should be legalised in the [...]

]]> By: mpaschal http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10420 mpaschal Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:48:24 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10420 I have contacted this organisation and I hope they can help me. I am 45 and quite healthy, but I realize that life really is not so special if you have not achieved your dreams. And I have not acheived mine so I see no reason to live further. I think it is a nice way to die instead of waiting and suffering for years and years praying to God which does not exist for help which will never come. Better than old age. Better than disabilities. Better than poverty. Better than anything. Dying is not bad. Everyone does it eventually. I have contacted this organisation and I hope they can help me. I am 45 and quite healthy, but I realize that life really is not so special if you have not achieved your dreams. And I have not acheived mine so I see no reason to live further. I think it is a nice way to die instead of waiting and suffering for years and years praying to God which does not exist for help which will never come. Better than old age. Better than disabilities. Better than poverty. Better than anything. Dying is not bad. Everyone does it eventually.

]]> By: Paul http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10414 Paul Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:54:01 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10414 There might be circumstances where it is unbearable the pain or depression, and it does not make sense to continue living, but nobody other than God is allowed to decide when to end the life of somebody, even for self. The life is a gift that we got from God, and if we are meant to suffer, then that is the cross that we must carry to comply with the divine plan. It is a mystery why things have to be like this, or our limited minds can not understand it now, but I am sure that God himself is also sad every time that he sees us suffering, everything has a reason to be. I have learned a lot from the example of those that have gone through problems or pain in their lives and have lived until the end of the road is shown naturally. Do not try to play God, it is wrong to take your own life, there are many other alternatives to consider and people willing to help you. There might be circumstances where it is unbearable the pain or depression, and it does not make sense to continue living, but nobody other than God is allowed to decide when to end the life of somebody, even for self.
The life is a gift that we got from God, and if we are meant to suffer, then that is the cross that we must carry to comply with the divine plan.
It is a mystery why things have to be like this, or our limited minds can not understand it now, but I am sure that God himself is also sad every time that he sees us suffering, everything has a reason to be.
I have learned a lot from the example of those that have gone through problems or pain in their lives and have lived until the end of the road is shown naturally.
Do not try to play God, it is wrong to take your own life, there are many other alternatives to consider and people willing to help you.

]]> By: PinkEToe http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10411 PinkEToe Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:17:51 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10411 "It's the craziest thing I ever heard of." ECRILEY: Could you kindly elaborate on your statement above? I'd be interested in your findings and in knowing what exactly is crazy about a paralyzed person wanting suicide by any means. As an able-bodied, independent person yourself, what insight and wisdom into paralysis do you usually share with victims to help them better appreciate their situation and not be so crazy? “It’s the craziest thing I ever heard of.”

ECRILEY:

Could you kindly elaborate on your statement above? I’d be interested in your findings and in knowing what exactly is crazy about a paralyzed person wanting suicide by any means.

As an able-bodied, independent person yourself, what insight and wisdom into paralysis do you usually share with victims to help them better appreciate their situation and not be so crazy?

]]> By: KitzoM http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10410 KitzoM Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:02:04 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10410 ECRILEY, You have obviously never witnessed the pain of mental illness ( of either the patient or that of their loved ones). They often endure years and years of PAIN from ineffective medication, often being used as guinea pigs when new drugs come on the market and their funds milked dry by years of psychiatric 'help' ... so little is available and known on these illnesses. What scares me most is that you say you are in the medical field too and yet you speak in terms of "normal people" and then "freaking nuts"... !! Scary... and so judgemental... I say give them the choice to end their person hell, and not judge them on it. Every day you make a choices on how to live and how to die in everything you do, this is just a lot more "in your face". ECRILEY, You have obviously never witnessed the pain of mental illness ( of either the patient or that of their loved ones). They often endure years and years of PAIN from ineffective medication, often being used as guinea pigs when new drugs come on the market and their funds milked dry by years of psychiatric ‘help’ … so little is available and known on these illnesses. What scares me most is that you say you are in the medical field too and yet you speak in terms of “normal people” and then “freaking nuts”… !! Scary… and so judgemental… I say give them the choice to end their person hell, and not judge them on it. Every day you make a choices on how to live and how to die in everything you do, this is just a lot more “in your face”.

]]> By: ltull http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/02/06/how-to-contact-dignitas-in-switzerland/#comment-10409 ltull Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:06:41 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?p=10#comment-10409 ECRILEY "This country would never believe or allow anything like assisted suicide. Most of you other countries are freaking nuts!!!" If you had read the whole story you would have seen that the state of Oregon also permits physician-assisited suicide. So much for believing this country would never allow anything like this.. ECRILEY

“This country would never believe or allow anything like assisted suicide. Most of you other countries are freaking nuts!!!”

If you had read the whole story you would have seen that the state of Oregon also permits physician-assisited suicide. So much for believing this country would never allow anything like this..

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