here is a serious question, ... Options

[Tal_Dara]

Ok I am going to ask a serious question, and I want serious answers to them. So if you are going to be dumb about it then dont reply to this thread.

Should these things be legal/illegal in the United States and why?

1.) Abortion
2.) Assisted Suicide (in otherwards you assist someone into killing themselves)
3.) Euthanasia (basically this is also known as a mercy killing, like if someone is in pain and you pull th plug, of course Hitler used Euthenasia on the Jews dont forget)

Like I said serious replies only please. This question came up in my Political Science class, and I found it very interesting. I then decided to see what others felt about it.

[AmesBond]

Okay, people are going to hate me for this, but I think they should ALL be LEGAL under certain circumstances. Keep in mind I'm not telling you to do these things. You are human, you have a choice, and your choice is yours, and soley yours, and not mine.

1. Abortion - Legal
People have the right to choose. They don't want to bring a baby into the world, they're not ready, the world might not treat the child fairly, etc. It's not like I don't like life, or like I don't want the kid to live, it's just that it's not my choice (or anybody's) to make. And if they do choose this route (as opposed to having the kid, giving it up to adoption, leaving it on the side of the road, putting it in a SafeHaven etc), I hope that they can.

2. Assisted Suicide - Legal
Picture having such an ailment that is so painful you have take a handful or three of pills a day, that have such side-effects that include puking, dizziness, nausea, headaches, loss of appetite, tremors, drowziness, blood clotting, etc., you don't even feel like a human being anymore, you have tubes and wires entering and exiting various parts of your body, you can't live life to it's fullest because you're stuck in bed bleeding from your ulcers. You want to kill yourself, but you can't do it alone because you already feel so wretched and you are in so much pain you can't even move. Don't you wish that doctor was there, with syringe in hand, ready to make you finally at peace?

3. Euthanasia - Legal
I think this is already legal, isn't it? Someone is suffering from intolerable pain, someone isn't even conscious anymore (comatose, brain dead, etc), what's the point of keeping them alive when you can help them reach a point of peace, as well as donate their organs to someone who might want to live and needs an organ?

I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but this is the way I feel. I hope religious people won't come kick my ass. I'm sorry! But the way I feel is backed by reasoning! At least I'm not blatantly saying, "NO!" or "YES!"