Dr. Kevorkian
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Dr. Kevorkian
Moondance | Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 08:27 pm  Dr. Kevorkian I will come back and post but wanted to post the topic ... compliments of Zebulon! |
Vykin | Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 09:04 pm  Dr. Kevorkian has left the building, his last known whereabouts were that he is in jail. Oh oh hold on, perhaps he hasn't left the building, we too are in jail. Could it be Dr. Death is in this same prison block as us???? |
Moondance | Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 11:17 pm  I don't feel he should be in Jail... That said... waiting for backlash I think after you have witnessed a death from suffering first hand, it doesn't surprise me that someone would make this choice ... a Kevorkian visit. I have talked about my Father and his death ... my Mom followed his wishes. He choose to die at home ... he might have lived a few more months in the hospital but wasn't that his choice... I believe it was completely his right to make this decision about his last few days on this earth and he had the right to choose what quality of life meant to him. I also lost my Grandmother last year ... she talked about Dr. Kevorkian many times but I think he just represented to us & to herself she was ready to let go. She also suffered too much for one person. What a wonderful Lady. So, I guess I have empathy - sympathy for patients and their families that are suffering and are in this position. Who am I to say what their quality of life is or is not ... I can only do that for myself. I don't know if I would be brave enough to choose this nor do I know what I would have done in My Mom's position ... it was one of the most unselfish acts I know to this day. I know as his daughter I wanted him to be around as long as he possibly could have ... I look back and I thank my Mom for having the courage and strength to follow through for my Father. I Love & miss you Daddy...I love you so much Mom both are my Angels |
Vykin | Wednesday, October 25, 2000 - 10:59 pm  I believe in Euthanasia. I don't have any problem with the assistance Kevorkian gave to those who requested his help. I would rather a loved one die on their terms given they had extenuating circumstances or disease. I worry that others would use this as a form of suicide also. But the overall good of granting a wish of a terminally ill person when there is no hope left, and when they feel their contribution in this life is complete, deserve to die with dignity and respect. Kevorkian, though he sits in jail now, is commendable in bringing this issue to the forefront. Unfortunately, he made a bad mistake in his last trial and represented himself instead of heeding the advice of his lawyer. So in ways, those who wished for his assistance in death, were not able carry out their wishes. I don't know whether it was ego, or simply Kevorkian aging, but his message has been somewhat "muted" because he sits in jail. When my father died, he emphatically said, "If I am put on an "iron lung", I will draw every since ounce of strength I may have to grab the cord and pull the plug. I can not stand the humiliation any more than I have already of my disease. |
Roger_Ramjet | Wednesday, October 25, 2000 - 11:31 pm  I think the good Dr. has the right idea. For so many years we died, for the most part, before our quality of life sucked for so many people. With medicine getting better, and what looks to be the human body getting better. We have seemed to switch into this “live longer than your body can handle” mode for some time to come. The quality of life is in the toilet for more and more older folks every year. When pain gets to be so bad, they can’t pump morphine ion you fast enough, there will be some who say it’s time to go. For people who have their dignity stripped away so badly that death is the only thing they look forward to, this type of assistance by a professional seems to be warranted to me. People should be able to make these types of choices for themselves. I will take on a fight faster and with more passion/intensity than most. I also know when I’ve come across a bigger foe than me—certain types of cancer. Certain traumas. So many things we can never fully understand until we experience them, or see someone we love experience them. At that point is when the question should be asked…especially if it’s you that is going through the experience. |
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