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| To a seemingly normal
person living a seemingly normal life, euthanasia (good
death) is something that one would never consider.
However a person suffering from MND/ALS is no longer a
normal person living a normal life and their thoughts may
now have to be quite different. My personal thoughts on the matter are that firstly I don't like the idea of suffocating to death or drowning in my own body fluids, unable to say anything or move any part of my body whilst unsuspecting spectators watch on thinking I am passing away peacefully. Euthanasia whether one chooses to use it or not can give the piece of mind of knowing that when life is no longer tolerable one is able to bring it to an end painlessly, with dignity and at a time of their choosing. This could serve to lift an enormous burden of stress off both the sufferer and their closest family throughout the ordeal. Unfortunately under current legislation, (dictated more by political ambition than compassion} for me to terminate my life I must be able to physically carry out the action required myself. Although this is still illegal this would mean that I would need to make a decision based on my physical capabilities not based on my quality of life and in my case I would have needed to end my life in 1999. A reasonable change to the legislation with the appropriate checks and balances would enable me to be assisted in terminating my life, if and when I no longer felt it tolerable if that is what I wished to do. For information on euthanasia in Australia go to, Euthanasia. |
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