Deaf Twins Going Blind Euthanized

One of my friends posted this article on facebook this morning:
http://news.yahoo.com/deaf-twins-going-blind-euthanized-165500992--abc-news-topstories.html

"Two deaf twin brothers in Belgium were euthanized by their doctor after realizing they were going blind and would be unable to see each other ever again, their physician says.
The 45-year-old men, whose names have not been made public, were legally put to death by lethal injection at the Brussels University Hospital in Jette, on Dec. 14.
The men, who were born deaf, had a cup of coffee and said goodbye to other family members before walking into hospital room together to die, their doctor told Belgian television station RTL.
"They were very happy. It was a relief to see the end of their suffering," said Dr. David Dufour.
"They had a cup of coffee in the hall. It went well and a rich conversation. Then the separation from their parents and brother was very serene and beautiful," he said. "At the last there was a little wave of their hands and then they were gone,"
More than 1,000 people legally availed themselves of doctor-assisted deaths in Belgium in 2011, most of them were terminally ill cancer patients.
The brothers are unique in that their illness was not terminal. Belgian law, however, allows doctors to euthanize "suffering" patients who are both mentally sound, over 18 and want to die.
Belgian lawmakers are considering a law that would extend euthanasia to dementia patients and children, whose families and doctors consented."


Do you think euthanasia should be legalized for cases like this? Should a person of legal age have the right to die?

Wow. I'm all for choice in that matter... but going blind definitely (to me) seems like a bad reason to choose to end your life. But... I guess... I'm not those two brothers.

I most deff think you should have the choice to end your own life like that, especially if you are terminally ill and stuff..

Quoting MommyToWesley:" One of my friends posted this article on facebook this morning: http://news.yahoo.com/deaf-twins-goi ... [snip!] ... Do you think euthanasia should be legalized for cases like this? Should a person of legal age have the right to die? "

I think they should have the right to do as they wish.

Yep. They didn't choose to be born, they should be able to decide when tbey want to die.

It's what they wanted. They wanted to die so I don't see the issue. I think assisted suicide should definitely be legal. We put animals out of their misery but won't do the same for humans? Pretty stupid.

Quoting LEGENDARY JAS ♥:" It's what they wanted. They wanted to die so I don't see the issue. I think assisted suicide should definitely ... [snip!] ... suicide should definitely be legal. We put animals out of their misery but won't do the same for humans? Pretty stupid."

great point... but doctors and pharmacies make SOOO much money with dying patients.. who else are they gonna force feed pharmaeuticals too?

Hell yeah. It's nobody's business if someone (especially a very, very, ill person) wants to end their life. Maybe there ought to be a counseling session, or some other requirements, whatever first---but I definitely don't think anyone is obligated to live if they don't want to anymore.

Quoting LEGENDARY JAS ♥:" It's what they wanted. They wanted to die so I don't see the issue. I think assisted suicide should definitely ... [snip!] ... suicide should definitely be legal. We put animals out of their misery but won't do the same for humans? Pretty stupid."

This exactly.

As long as its not against their will then i don't think it's a bad idea
It is sad though

I think that people should have the right to assisted suicide, sure. It beats the often lonely, violent, shocking method of doing it alone. It'd be ideal if they could implement some type of psych screening before hand, just to weed out desperation and get people help if they need it but ultimately.. it's a pro-choice issue to me.

Quoting The Doctor:" Wow. I'm all for choice in that matter... but going blind definitely (to me) seems like a bad reason to choose to end your life. But... I guess... I'm not those two brothers."

I don't think they did it just because they were going blind...they were already deaf so quality of life would have been rough.

"Doctor assisted death" is assisted suicide, and it's a crime here.
Stupid. If people have serious problems, and are suffering, who are we to say they should live?

<blockquote><b>Quoting The Doctor:</b>" Wow. I'm all for choice in that matter... but going blind definitely (to me) seems like a bad reason to choose to end your life. But... I guess... I'm not those two brothers."</blockquote>




Being blind AND deaf would be awful.

Quoting ----&&:" I don't think they did it just because they were going blind...they were already deaf so quality of life would have been rough."

As I said, I'm not them. I support their choice.