I am an Agnostic, male, 79 years-of-age. I see no evidence of a soul and thus do not expect that an afterlife or reincarnation exists. I do not fear death, because I see it as a total end to my existence. What I do fear is becoming so disabled that my quality of life goes to zero, then becomes negative, and is expected to stay negative until I die. If I am in that condition then I may not be able to arrange my own suicide. That is terrifying, particularly if pain is involved. I find access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) with provision of an advanced directive to be very important to me. I can feel in peace.
Andrew - 8 years ago
I think that in cases like this and many other cases there should be a way to end your life to spare you the pain and/or humiliation of a deadly disease. I know I would not want to live if I was in constant pain and/or could not take care of myself (such as advanced dementia). Shane's comment about God really bothers me. There are a lot of people Shane who don't believe in a supreme being we have to bow down to. If you want to go ahead and live in pain or have someone have to feed you/clothe you/bathe you/clean up your bowel movements etc. then go ahead. Don't force your religious beliefs on others.
Shane Friday - 8 years ago
So who are we to be playing God. I believe God gave us life and He's the ONLY one who can take it. We are heading down a slippery slope
Carmen Neumann - 8 years ago
Society is kinder to their pets than to humans. Long ago law recognized ending pain and not prolonging an inevitable end is love. While animals cannot verbalized as humans their wishes but some do tell us their own way. That decision too is made with medical consultation. Life needs to be respected in all it's forms as does the best possible sometimes most difficult decision , death. Bravo for Alberta and the doctors
Tom - 8 years ago
To anyone who voted against Doctor assisted suicide, you can go to hell. Imagine being diagnosed with ALS and having to go through what this woman had to go through. I'm sure your opinion would change.
Dianne - 8 years ago
I most defiantly support it. i also watched my mom slowly succumb to ALS. Luckily she contracted pneumonia
which killed her. She always said if she choked or something happened "don't bring me back to this life, let me go" I was lucky as she moved in with us for the last four months and I was able to take care of her and I have some very precious memories of our wheelchair walks, laughs and just being at peace. She died at my house with the family at her side! I miss you mom!
My Dad (my parents were divorced) laid in a coma for 3 days dying (cancer) why would anyone not let him go there was no return?
As for waiting for government, what a joke! they have managed to make a mountain out of a mole hole. They will drag this out for 10 years!
Carol Johnman - 8 years ago
I certainly support physician-assissted death in regards to Lou Gehrig's disease. ALS affects your body but does not affect your brain functions and people ravaged by this horrific disease know and see their body failing to the point where they no longer want to live. I am speaking from experience as my father suffered and died due to this disease. He wished and prayed every day for months for him to be released from this world. He didn't want to be here anymore but had to live with this horrific deterioration until his body could no longer survive.
Heather - 8 years ago
As a cancer patient of over 10 years with Ovarian cancer and all treatments exhausted, I know I will eventually succumb to the disease. I believe it should be my choice on how I decide die. I am not religious and would hate for someone's religious views to alter the way that I am able to die. The law is there. All the regulations are just not set down in stone. Why should a person who is dying have to suffer until we have all the regulations written down?
I am an Agnostic, male, 79 years-of-age. I see no evidence of a soul and thus do not expect that an afterlife or reincarnation exists. I do not fear death, because I see it as a total end to my existence. What I do fear is becoming so disabled that my quality of life goes to zero, then becomes negative, and is expected to stay negative until I die. If I am in that condition then I may not be able to arrange my own suicide. That is terrifying, particularly if pain is involved. I find access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) with provision of an advanced directive to be very important to me. I can feel in peace.
I think that in cases like this and many other cases there should be a way to end your life to spare you the pain and/or humiliation of a deadly disease. I know I would not want to live if I was in constant pain and/or could not take care of myself (such as advanced dementia). Shane's comment about God really bothers me. There are a lot of people Shane who don't believe in a supreme being we have to bow down to. If you want to go ahead and live in pain or have someone have to feed you/clothe you/bathe you/clean up your bowel movements etc. then go ahead. Don't force your religious beliefs on others.
So who are we to be playing God. I believe God gave us life and He's the ONLY one who can take it. We are heading down a slippery slope
Society is kinder to their pets than to humans. Long ago law recognized ending pain and not prolonging an inevitable end is love. While animals cannot verbalized as humans their wishes but some do tell us their own way. That decision too is made with medical consultation. Life needs to be respected in all it's forms as does the best possible sometimes most difficult decision , death. Bravo for Alberta and the doctors
To anyone who voted against Doctor assisted suicide, you can go to hell. Imagine being diagnosed with ALS and having to go through what this woman had to go through. I'm sure your opinion would change.
I most defiantly support it. i also watched my mom slowly succumb to ALS. Luckily she contracted pneumonia
which killed her. She always said if she choked or something happened "don't bring me back to this life, let me go" I was lucky as she moved in with us for the last four months and I was able to take care of her and I have some very precious memories of our wheelchair walks, laughs and just being at peace. She died at my house with the family at her side! I miss you mom!
My Dad (my parents were divorced) laid in a coma for 3 days dying (cancer) why would anyone not let him go there was no return?
As for waiting for government, what a joke! they have managed to make a mountain out of a mole hole. They will drag this out for 10 years!
I certainly support physician-assissted death in regards to Lou Gehrig's disease. ALS affects your body but does not affect your brain functions and people ravaged by this horrific disease know and see their body failing to the point where they no longer want to live. I am speaking from experience as my father suffered and died due to this disease. He wished and prayed every day for months for him to be released from this world. He didn't want to be here anymore but had to live with this horrific deterioration until his body could no longer survive.
As a cancer patient of over 10 years with Ovarian cancer and all treatments exhausted, I know I will eventually succumb to the disease. I believe it should be my choice on how I decide die. I am not religious and would hate for someone's religious views to alter the way that I am able to die. The law is there. All the regulations are just not set down in stone. Why should a person who is dying have to suffer until we have all the regulations written down?