(mercy) killing

i as reading yesterday's papers and there was this article on euthanasia. hmmm, i've always been pro-euthanasia maybe because of my belief in the quality of life and free choice.

from the article i learned tt there has already been set in place an Advanced Medical Directive (AMB) since 1996 tt allows a person to state explcitly in a 'living will' his wish to not be put on artificial life suport should the need arise if it was simply to sustain his life.

frankly, the first question tt came to my mind was where/how could i sign up for the AMD? cause i would want to do it immediately. haha, i'm sure it sounds preposterous to some and maybe u'll may think i need some counselling or something. but yeah, i think i'm of sound enough mind at the moment. :)

free choice, for 1, is one of the reasons i believe i should be given the choice to determine my own life. and if the choice (or any choice for tt matter) is made in a calm climate with the full knowledge of any other alternatives and in the full knowledge of all possssible progressions and their probabilities, i believe that the choice should be respected.

i would think tt euthanasia opponents are the ones who are not in full knowledge of the situation and they pursue after these ideals of the 'sancity of life'. but do they see how much hurt and grief, financial strain and burden it causes to the patients, their family and society? i've met >1 euthanasia opponent who's cynical and fear tt the family members may be plotting, abuse the system and murder the defenceless patient for his cash and property. well, have u considered a scenario where the family members really really love the patient.

and what would be the best course of action for them? u decide? i decide? i say leave it up to them to decide. and what's most important, give them the choice to make the decision.

grief and pain may become unbearable at times, and it's only when u've experienced it can u say tt u really know what's it all about. and my earnest plea would be to spare them from the additional suffering other than the pain of the subsequent loss of their loved one.

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on another note, i was listening to the radio the lky was citing reasons for permitting the casino. listening listening, i smiled at what he said.