tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post2959328483052122913..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Discussing euthanasia in Australiabyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-49353076120060224042010-10-18T19:43:21.763+01:002010-10-18T19:43:21.763+01:00Both your summisations work - best together. (than...Both your summisations work - best together. (thank you :) )<br /><br />And yes, mental illness. Not giving preference of nature/nurture here. I feel strongly for those who suffer long term depression and would rather not exist. Very often they have the pressure of daily condemnation from people becuase they are not positive, especially when they don't get better on cue. I have watched Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-51399294089436114472010-10-18T17:22:22.483+01:002010-10-18T17:22:22.483+01:00Thanks for your further thoughts, which are neithe...Thanks for your further thoughts, which are neither waffly nor inappropriately confronting.<br /><br />Can I have another go at trying to paraphrase what you're saying (maybe I'm still getting you wrong). Are you basically opting for a harm minimisation approach similar to the line that some advocate for abortion? I.e. that abortion is a bad thing and it would be better if there were byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-52470906899635706462010-10-18T04:23:20.663+01:002010-10-18T04:23:20.663+01:00In bare bones, yes, though I would suggest full su...In bare bones, yes, though I would suggest full support. <br /><br />The more sensible thing would be to allow it and ensure there is as many adequate supports and friendships and psych services and pall care services to deter people from doing it.<br /><br />We need to be able to get over our own failings and acknowledge that in our inability to make it better all the time - it is kinder to let Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6789589561090945082010-10-13T14:39:12.368+01:002010-10-13T14:39:12.368+01:00Anonymous - Thanks for your ponderings. Am I right...Anonymous - Thanks for your ponderings. Am I right that you are suggesting we can give partial support to well-designed euthanasia laws as a retrieval ethic, that is, as trying to pull the best out of a bad situation while acknowledging that it would be better if there were no need for euthanasia due to better palliative care? Or have I misunderstood?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-48695674957978665322010-10-13T11:22:37.705+01:002010-10-13T11:22:37.705+01:00When I consider euthenasia:
- I agree that our ide...When I consider euthenasia:<br />- I agree that our ideals and beliefs lead us to strive to provide good palliative care.<br />- I feel those ideals and beliefs do not carry through to the fullness of every day life.<br />- I feel a lot of the reason against euthenasia is the idea that we, as not God, can make everything good enough when we cannot,, that society does not like to hear that it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com