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Quadriplegic Granted Right To Starve To Death: Do you agree?
W_C August 14, 2009 23:46:35
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An Australian Quadriplegic has been granted the right to starve to death if he wishes. The quadriplegic, Christian Rossiter, won his case after the court ruled in his favor. Rossiter has been living in a nursing facility, and now the nursing facility cannot be held responsible for the patient dying due to starvation. For "right-to-die" campaigners, this is a big step. Rossiter said that he is happy he won the right to starve to death, if he wants to. He is said that after consulting his doctor, he may change his mind, but now he has his own choice.
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Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Hey, it's *his* life and soul.View thread
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No. Rossiter, the Quadriplegic should not have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
No. Rossiter, the Quadriplegic should not have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
There is one thing being suicidal, there is another when someone says enough is enough. It may be pride, ego, or just plain wallowing in self-pity.....but ultimately there are two involved in a decision to end ones life, that is the person contemplating it and their higher power (God), courts should not have any control over ones decision.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
No. Rossiter, the Quadriplegic should not have the right to starve to death.
they let him choose the method? Why not letal injection? He can give himself a shot, diabetic's do it all the time
(give themselves shots) People in charge are such morons. Yessir, you can kill yourself but you have to suffer a little while doing it...Unbelievable. Oh yes, being a
quadraplegic would make it a bit difficult, wouldn't it? Still, if it's yes, then find a better way.
sharing.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
No. Rossiter, the Quadriplegic should not have the right to starve to death.
I myself, would not want to live like that. But my family wouldn't let me die if I wanted to.
But maybe this person doesn't have family. And the only one he has to concern himself with, is himself..
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
I tried to go visit my grandfather's grave recently on my trip home, I just couldn't do it, 27 years later it still hurts. My "paw-paw", as I called him, is here...or so I believe. My daughter, when she was around 2 would talk to and interact with people, like make believe, she one day (almost 3) said the name "Edgar" which was my grandfather, and she has described my husband's grandfather also....very, very, very eerie! The whole Edgar thing is what freaked me out, I never call him Edgar, always paw-paw.
It is nice, in an odd sense of the word, to meet someone that still cares as deeply about their loved ones passed and can still feel that sense of pain that it brings when we think of their suffering....no one should EVER have to suffer. At least we know that they are finally at peace. That's why cases, such as this one, are so important, I think.
Thank you, cjj.
I hold my father in my heart and he helps me in my everyday walk with God. When I'm not sure how God would feel about something I might be thinking of doing, I just think of how my flesh father would feel and it is more often than not a decision breaker. My mother is still alive and going at 90 and it is so important to me to take care of her not only because I love her but my dad had asked me to one time before the Alzheimer's stole his mind, if he should go before her. It gets harder each year as she is still in MN and I have lived in AZ for almost 30 years now. I here in MN now but must return to AZ right after Labor Day and it will be so very hard. Still, I know my dad would be proud of how I do my best.
Speaking with someone who knows this pain really tends to put some of these arguments on SodaHead into perspective. Budgets, whether Michelle wars shorts, it all seems so irrelevant.
One thing I know...your paw-paw and my dad would want us to continue on and be the strongest and best people we can be.
I am honored to know you :) Check your mail.
Yes, the Australian Quadriplegic should have the right to starve to death.
No. Rossiter, the Quadriplegic should not have the right to starve to death.
My grandad was a follower of God who understood this well. He suffered a stroke that left his left side paralized and could only speak a few clear words, though he could still sing old hymns he had memorized years earlier, even in harmony parts! We knew he still had a sound mind and understandibly often looked depressed. However, he never attempted suicide or tried to convince us to end his life. It all comes down to what an individual's foundation is and where their principles lie.
Before the ALS ate away most of his muscles, he was "reported" to have said that he just wanted to die....I honestly cannot see him saying that, but then again, I was not in that tortuous state of hopelessness that he was trapped in. To this day, I don't really know if my stepGrandMonster allowed him to die by ignoring him, or did not hear him in his final gasps for help....all I know that ALS is a horrible, horrible disease and there is no cure. Scientists do not know if it is genetic, and God forbid, if I am ever diagnosed with it, I would end my own life in a heartbeat and pray for God's forgiveness beforehand, but I would not suffer like that for anything in the world, I would not put my family through watching me die like that. And that choice should be mine and mine alone.
My foundation is a strong belief in myself and in God and I do not believe that God would want me to suffer. I would not ask of anyone's assistance, as mos...
Before the ALS ate away most of his muscles, he was "reported" to have said that he just wanted to die....I honestly cannot see him saying that, but then again, I was not in that tortuous state of hopelessness that he was trapped in. To this day, I don't really know if my stepGrandMonster allowed him to die by ignoring him, or did not hear him in his final gasps for help....all I know that ALS is a horrible, horrible disease and there is no cure. Scientists do not know if it is genetic, and God forbid, if I am ever diagnosed with it, I would end my own life in a heartbeat and pray for God's forgiveness beforehand, but I would not suffer like that for anything in the world, I would not put my family through watching me die like that. And that choice should be mine and mine alone.
My foundation is a strong belief in myself and in God and I do not believe that God would want me to suffer. I would not ask of anyone's assistance, as most see assisted suicide as murder, and I would not want to bring anyone legal harm. In some instances, I imagine suicide can be forgiven, if it is for unselfish reasons. And so I do not have to burden others and suffer through horrible pain or uselessness is (I believe) unselfish reason enough. Of course, being of sound mind and healthy body, I can say that TODAY, who knows what one would really do unless faced with the exact situation that they fear.
I am sorry that you had to witness your grandfather's passing, you know that he was welcomed into God's arms and his suffering was ended, just as my Grandfather's was and countless of others before and after them.
Like abortion and assisted suicide, there are always 2 sides of the belief system, pro and con, and you were right, it all comes down to what an individual's foundation is. I have enjoyed our exchange, O'Grady.
It's only human to have these thoughts when in such suffering. I think that's why God gives us family with like minds to be there in our final days to make positive decisions, even when those decisions carry with them some negative things. I think all life is sacred to God, and believe what he says in the bible, that he'll never allow us to endure more than we can bear. I think that is a key thought to remember.
Life can be very full of tragedy, as I've seen in my own life and the lives of family. However, God promises to stay with us right to the very end. As one who takes the Bible literally, I don't believe that anyone who's eternity has already been secured by their faith in Christ is in any danger of damnation because of suicide. I just believe that it's a bad idea that's not supported by the Word. I am so thankful that we have a forgiving God above us.
God bless you and yours.
I too am thankful for a forgiving God.