tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30195685.post4623463185596771489..comments2023-10-03T11:43:13.767+00:00Comments on The Spamhead Blog: Faith and Theology: On assisted suicide: the problem with choiceElFouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06005052415913363831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30195685.post-13407670417765405252009-09-04T15:39:06.787+00:002009-09-04T15:39:06.787+00:00To me, the main problems are that the relatives mi...To me, the main problems are that the relatives might put pressure on elderly dependants "not to be a burden", or that they might feel that way anyway, even if there was no pressure; and that you can't change your mind afterwards (some people with apparently terminal chronic illnesses have recovered).<br /><br />If "God" is seen as the ground of our being and the community of ubuntu, and the suicide has huge knock-on effects on others (grief, guilt, copy-cat suicides), then I would agree that assisted suicide is a matter of theology. <br /><br />But I think it's mainly a matter of practical ethics.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.com