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Originally Posted by K.A.T
Hmmm guardians making that choice. I'm not so sure about. I think that it should be a choice that the person, while in good mental health, can make. Just like someone signs a DNR, I feel they should be able to say that they would like to be euthanized if their quality of life would be so poor that they wouldn't have a real life at all.
With guardians making that choice, I just don't know. I don't feel like they would always be making a choice that's in the best interest of the IP. Working at my old job I was able to see how some guardians can be towards their IPs. They can get greedy and only care about the money instead of the person.
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In states where this is legal, I'm almost positive it is done in conjunction with many other professionals. My issue is that it is already illegal, yet we won't allow the person to make the choice to do it in a more humane manner. So, the guardian can make the decision to take off the feeding tube and starve them, but can't choose to give them a lethal injection that will end their life quickly and without pain.