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Canadian Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Physician Assisted Suicide

Canadian Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Physician-Assisted Suicide Hemant Mehta (http://www.friendlyatheist.com, http://www.patreon.com/Hemant , https://www.facebook.com/friendlyatheist) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/02/06/canadian-supreme-court-wisely-overturns-ban-on-physician-assisted-suicide-in-certain-situations/ Recently, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that patients with severe medical problems had the right to ask their doctors to help end their lives. Physician-assisted suicide would now be legal, barring any legislation that goes in the other direction. As controversial as this decision might be, it is absolutely the right one. It's the compassionate thing to do. If you're an adult, and you're mentally competent, and there really is no hope of you getting any better, prolonging your life means prolonging your own suffering. You should have the right to ask a doctor to help you make that one last decision. At that point, even if everyone else's hearts are in the right place, it's just cruel to keep someone alive when they'd rather be dead -- and there's really no hope for improvement. More importantly, it allows these patients to end life on their own terms. They get to set an expiration date. They get to achieve closure and say goodbye to their loved ones. We’re so used to hearing about suicides coming as a shock to family members and friends… because the people involved had their whole lives ahead of them. But that's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about people whose lives are effectively over, in nearly every aspect. Giving them this choice means giving them the chance to say their final goodbyes. It means allowing them an opportunity to achieve closure and set their own expiration date. These patients choosing to die may evoke some emotional responses from their families, but I think watching your loved one suffer is far worse than watching them go peacefully. You would think that the people who always bring up the sanctity of life should get onboard with this. If life is so precious, and I believe it is, then giving someone the choice of how to end it should be worth fighting for. By the way, most religious groups are against euthanasia. Most Christian denominations oppose it because they say life is a gift from God. Which is hard to believe when that life involves suffering every time you breathe. Thanks, Jesus. (http://www.pewforum.org/2013/11/21/religious-groups-views-on-end-of-life-issues/) They're so set on obeying their interpretation of God's word, that they ignore the suffering going on right in front of them. Remember: These aren't decisions anyone is making on a whim. They know what the options are. They know there's no hope of getting better. You have to be a monster to force someone to exist in a living Hell like that. Good for those Canadian justices for recognizing that. You Might Also Like ... 22 Reasons to STOP Believing in God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OddQmMEYhvY&list;=PLZGLqPtxUOKEZxzukuev1YpLUQp-CtKDq&index;=139 25 things that DON'T DISPROVE Evolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5-7mn5kDqo&list;=PLZGLqPtxUOKEZxzukuev1YpLUQp-CtKDq&index;=140 12 Best Things About HELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be5xXURXNxA&index;=141&list;=PLZGLqPtxUOKEZxzukuev1YpLUQp-CtKDq Join the conversation. Leave your questions and comments below and we'll try to address them in future videos. Don't forget to subscribe for more! Also, follow us at ... https://twitter.com/atheistvoices https://www.facebook.com/TheAtheistVoices https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106662137332631352312/106662137332631352312/posts/p/pub http://theatheistvoice.tumblr.com/ http://www.theatheistvoice.com/ The Atheist Voice provides a platform for discussion for atheist leaders, authors, bloggers, activists, and everybody else who is passionate about atheism, and secularism. Join the discussion by commenting under the videos or submitting video responses. If you'd like to collaborate on this channel or if you'd like to appear in our videos please visit our website www.TheAtheistVoice.com

• published: 17 Feb 2015
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