Jeff
I would certainly agree with you that these are not easy matters for some people. For what it's worth: -
1. I would not supply people addicted to OTC medication because the society take that as unprofessional, and yes I'm scared of them.
2. I have no problem supplying EHC
3. I hate premarin (etc) as I have seen evidence from the World Society for the Protection of Animals, and I believe it's manufacture is not necessary, and cruel. I don't refuse to supply it though, as I don't think the society would approve, and yes I'm scared of them.
4. If they tried to get me to supply medicines made from bits of Tigers, Apes etc then I'd change jobs.
5. I'd have no problem supplying drugs for euthanasia. The problem with that I believe is what you point out in your post: -
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But your last six words imply judgement i.e. if someone other than the patient has to decide that the situation is extreme.
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This is the hardest part, because if left to some people they would try to get this done and they might just have a mental illness like depression. I don't believe you can let
anybody take their own life, so that obviously introduces the opinions of others. There is of course the potential problem of people trying to "get granny bumped off".
Having other people decide who can take their own life then introduces the dilemma of who decides and upon which criteria they use.
Did you ever see a TV programme where people wanted one (or more) of their own limbs amputating because they didn't feel it was "part of them" etc ? One guy wanted both his legs amputating even though he was physically healthy. As I remember there were a few people who had actually had limbs amputated by willing Dr's. What's your views on this - should it happen?