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That's how I feel. I'm kind or surprised, and glad, that the overwhelming sentiment of those who took the time to respond share a similar view.Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
If it was up to me, or I was in a vegetative state, I'd want the plug to be pulled. It's not fair to the family members to keep somebody like that hooked up to a bunch of machines for twenty years and having to suffer alongside with them. I'd want all the tubes removed from me so I'd be able to die, and my family would be able to carry on with their lives, instead of holding on to that little piece of false hope.Originally Posted by Boys Noize
That brings up another interesting topic. Is it humane to keep a person in a vegetative state alive? I would argue that it is kind of sick to keep a person hooked up to machines keeping them "alive" when they're for all intents and purposes gone from this world. I'm not talking about people in coma's or people still registering brain activity and with a glimmer of hope for recovery. The Terri Schiavo case comes to mind. I was just a kid when that was unfolding but even then I thought that couldn't possibly be life...Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
I'm for it for people that are in conscious and rational states, but in between on people in vegetative states, mostly because of the ulterior motives the family members could have.