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Mercy Killing - Right or Wrong?
In light of recent events in England, I created this thread to find out what other people's opinions are on this subject.
The whole article can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8470572.stm
I personally think that she did the right thing. She knows her own son better than anyone else would have done, so she would know what was best for him. In this case, it was release from the pain and torment of being unable to control his own body. Seeing as she did not have enough money to take him to Switzerland and get it done legally, she did it in the most efficient and pain-free way she could.
If I was paralysed from the neck down tomorrow, I am sure that I would want my own mother to do something similar. I told her this earlier today, and she said that she probably would.
So guys, what do you think?
Originally Posted by BBC NEWS
A mother convicted of murdering her disabled son by injecting him with heroin at a Hertfordshire care home has been jailed for life.
Mr Inglis suffered brain damage when he fell out of an ambulance in July 2007.
Ms Inglis said: "I held him, told him I loved him, told him everything was going to be fine, took the syringe, and I injected him in his thigh and his arm.
"I knew I had to help him. I asked myself what Tom would want. He wouldn't have wanted to live like this.
"I asked myself what I would want. I would want someone to love me enough to help me die.
"That's why I thought heroin - a painless, peaceful death. He went to sleep. He was at peace. I stayed with him."
The whole article can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8470572.stm
I personally think that she did the right thing. She knows her own son better than anyone else would have done, so she would know what was best for him. In this case, it was release from the pain and torment of being unable to control his own body. Seeing as she did not have enough money to take him to Switzerland and get it done legally, she did it in the most efficient and pain-free way she could.
If I was paralysed from the neck down tomorrow, I am sure that I would want my own mother to do something similar. I told her this earlier today, and she said that she probably would.
So guys, what do you think?
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