Tuesday, October 21, 2008
My Position
My personal position and opinions on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide are very similar to the one's of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Just like the two Democrats, I do believe that everyone should be allowed to make their own decisions, in majority [if not all] cases. Furthermore, I am not stating that I am FOR euthanasia and physician assisted suicide [like Obama and Biden have claimed]; I am simply FOR allowing American's to have a choice on what they would like to do. I believe that the United States is deemed "land of the free" for a reason, and creating restrictions on these citizens would take away from this "freedom." Like the Democratic party, I do have a more pro-choice attitude towards acts such as abortion and euthanasia. However, I have created this position before Obama's recent statements over the Terri Schiavo case. I give John McCain credit for stating his pro-life position early on and consistently keeping a pro-life attitude throughout this campaign. While I have more similar feelings toward euthanasia with Obama/Biden, I feel McCain/Palin have created stronger positions [and reasonings] for why they are pro-life.
Monday, October 20, 2008
McCain/Palin Position
After Obama stated his "biggest mistake" on the Terri Schiavo case, John McCain said he felt that her case was all "very sad" and a "great American tragedy." McCain's position on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide is easier to clarify than Obama's: McCain, as well as his running mate Sarah Palin, are very Republican and very pro-life. With that said, McCain and Palin are very firm believers in that every individual has the right to life, and practices including abortion and euthanasia, should not be considered in [majority] cases.
http://themaritimesentry.blogspot.com/2008/03/john-mccain-addresses-terri-schiavo.html
Although McCain has not firmly addressed his position on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide exactly, Republicans follow the principle that no human being should be considered the property of another. This principle explains why McCain did not agree with the decision made in the Terri Schiavo case. McCain would not agree that Terri's husband had the power and control to allow the doctors to proceed in the euthanasia, and McCain would not agree that doctors have the right to control the life or death of a patient. Majority of Republicans, including McCain and Palin, "uphold the principle that every human being, born and unborn, young and old, healthy and disabled, has a fundamental, individual right to life." If a broad statement needed to be made on McCain and Palin's position on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, they would be against the practice's.
http://www.rnclife.org/brochure/rprolife.html
http://themaritimesentry.blogspot.com/2008/03/john-mccain-addresses-terri-schiavo.html
Although McCain has not firmly addressed his position on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide exactly, Republicans follow the principle that no human being should be considered the property of another. This principle explains why McCain did not agree with the decision made in the Terri Schiavo case. McCain would not agree that Terri's husband had the power and control to allow the doctors to proceed in the euthanasia, and McCain would not agree that doctors have the right to control the life or death of a patient. Majority of Republicans, including McCain and Palin, "uphold the principle that every human being, born and unborn, young and old, healthy and disabled, has a fundamental, individual right to life." If a broad statement needed to be made on McCain and Palin's position on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, they would be against the practice's.
http://www.rnclife.org/brochure/rprolife.html
Obama/Biden Position
In 2005, there was much debate over whether Terri Schiavo should continue receiving a feeding tube to eat and drink (which would continue to keep her alive) or to stop issuing the feeding tube. With the feeding tube discontinued, doctor's knew Terri would not have much of a chance to live on her own. Terri's parents did not want the "euthanasia" to be issued, so they made an attempt to stop the process of discontinuing the feeding tube, and have the doctors continue giving their daughter food and water thru the tube (keeping Terri alive). Terri's husband argued that Terri had suffered long enough, and wanted to take his wife off the feeding tube, so she would not have to "suffer" anymore (she would die). Terri's husband also believed that he had the right to make the decision of whether or not Terri would be euthanised or not; he did not believe Terri's parents should be the one's to determine Terri's future. Senate agreed with Terri's husband, and "approved a compromise bill, which the House eventually supported on a lopsided bipartisan vote and President Bush signed, to help the disabled woman" (help being taking Terri off of the feeding tube). Barack Obama was one of the Senate members that voted with the Senate; he agreed that Terri's husband should be allowed to decide whether or not she would be kept on the feeding tube. Terri's husband had the doctor's remove the feeding tube, and after 14 days, Terri died from starvation and dehydration.
In a recent presidential debate, Obama argued that his "biggest mistake was voting with a unanimous Senate to help save Terri Schiavo" (again, help being taking Terri off the feeding tube). Obama stated that he was uncomfortable about the decision, and should have stood up and stopped it from happening. This is the second time [in a debate] Obama mentioned this "big mistake" he had made. However, Obama, as well as his running mate Joe Biden, follow the Democratic party in being "pro-choice" and although Terri Schiavo's case has been an exception to their beliefs, Obama/Biden generally believe that euthanasia and physician assisted suicide is acceptable (the patient-or relative of patient-makes the decision of life or death).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977276/posts
Obama and Biden, as well as majority of other Democrats, have been very pro-choice in decisions such as abortion, so it not a surprise that they would have similar feelings in decisions such as euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Thus said, it is not a matter of being "for" or "against" euthanasia with Democrats, but more of a matter of allowing the person/patient to have the decision on what to do (whether it be to decide to have an abortion, or decide to be euthanised). Overall, Democrats including Obama and Biden, are the party of socialized medicine, a system that assumes the right of the state to meddle in health care decisions. If a broad statement needed to be made about Obama/Biden's position with the choice of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, they would be for the right to allow these act's.
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.usa/browse_thread/thread/271c93aaba48e21e
In a recent presidential debate, Obama argued that his "biggest mistake was voting with a unanimous Senate to help save Terri Schiavo" (again, help being taking Terri off the feeding tube). Obama stated that he was uncomfortable about the decision, and should have stood up and stopped it from happening. This is the second time [in a debate] Obama mentioned this "big mistake" he had made. However, Obama, as well as his running mate Joe Biden, follow the Democratic party in being "pro-choice" and although Terri Schiavo's case has been an exception to their beliefs, Obama/Biden generally believe that euthanasia and physician assisted suicide is acceptable (the patient-or relative of patient-makes the decision of life or death).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977276/posts
Obama and Biden, as well as majority of other Democrats, have been very pro-choice in decisions such as abortion, so it not a surprise that they would have similar feelings in decisions such as euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Thus said, it is not a matter of being "for" or "against" euthanasia with Democrats, but more of a matter of allowing the person/patient to have the decision on what to do (whether it be to decide to have an abortion, or decide to be euthanised). Overall, Democrats including Obama and Biden, are the party of socialized medicine, a system that assumes the right of the state to meddle in health care decisions. If a broad statement needed to be made about Obama/Biden's position with the choice of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, they would be for the right to allow these act's.
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.usa/browse_thread/thread/271c93aaba48e21e
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