Would you rather starve to death, or shoot yourself in the head?

[Séguin]

Oh no! Is this kid emo?

[wum]

Persistent Vegitative State

There is no treatment for PVS, although medical professionals may be able to make patients in this condition more comfortable by turning them to prevent pressure sores. People in PVS are not able to swallow voluntarily and have to be given food and drink either through an intravenous catheter (a thin plastic tube that is placed in a vein under the skin), or through a nasogastric tube (a tube that is put down through the nose and runs into the stomach).

They can feel, damnit :(

[ebbomega]

A note to the future:

Please don't pull my plug. When I'm done, I'll die. Thanks.

(I may very well change my mind, but that's where I'm sitting at at this moment in time)

[robyn]

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/...ua_congressorg

Q: Do patients in persistent or permanent vegetative states experience pain or suffering?

A: No. The parts of the brain necessary for consciousness, that feel pain or suffering, are not working. Moving their arms or legs in response to unpleasant feelings or sounds are only reflexes.

The body may 'feel' pain, but it doesn't register in the brain.

[wum]

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[Goodfellow]

i would probably just run around and shoot as many people as possible before i die of starvation

[xxViceRoyxx]

Threads like this always end up turning into a headbashing competition. So here are some that you may have or have not already heard....
From a right winged p.o.v.: The tube shouldnt be removed at all, it violates her rights and is pretty much murder~!
From a fascist p.o.v.: The damn decision is to be voted on.
From an anarchist p.o.v.: Its up to her and she cant even speak so we wait until she does.
From a more Hitlerish p.o.v.: A waste of resources and effort burn that shit down.

and from....
.................my p.o.v.: The media will prey on and take advantage of any kind of situation to grab attention and increase rates. FUCK THAT CAPITALISTIC BULLSHIT. The whole issue should have been resolved in a more discrete setting, the decision is ultimately upto the damn woman herself, i wouldnt be surprised if the husband got paid by someone inorder to do whatever the fuck hes doing.

[Dr. Doom]

If you shot yourself properly between the bottom of the nose and top of the lip with a 9mm from a low velocity gun you'd fuck your brain stem and die instantly, plus it's not very messy and realatively easy to fix for an open casket.

Tactical teams world wide are trained to shoot there, a perp can't even get of a reactionary death shot if you get him there :D

[mapleleaf4ever]

My suicide plan involves a medium yield nuclear device. If I'm going down, I'm not going down alone. :)

[Goodfellow]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

My suicide plan involves a medium yield nuclear device. If I'm going down, I'm not going down alone. :)

MEDIUM? the fuck is wrong with you! go big or go home

[mapleleaf4ever]

It's just not economically feasable to "import" large yield devices, not to mention they're harder to Transport. A medium yield Hockey Bag sized device can do so much more. And the psychological effect of one going off at say... Metrotown... heh heh heh heh

[hardstylin]

starve...

[Mr.Wrong]

your options suck

"suicides played out, fuck that take people with you"

[miss.myra]

This is shamelessly insensitive.

[Aspectre]

Gun to the head. I still cant decide between temple, between the eyes, or mouth?

[craz_e_blossom]

Get shot in the head...I wouldn't go crazy...hahahaaha

[FireWire]

Don't know, but if I had to die by my own hand, then I would choose right at that moment...