tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post6391582858450657660..comments2024-03-21T20:19:27.398+11:00Comments on Hareega: Life and Death and Dying and the Journey with Dr. DeathHareegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-30006691883378636142011-07-29T12:33:54.430+11:002011-07-29T12:33:54.430+11:00Omar,
I don't disagree with you, but believe ...Omar, <br />I don't disagree with you, but believe it or not I think religious men can be much more flexible than you can imagine. If the goal of religion is to honor human life and respect its dignity, I suspect that euthanaisa in their perspective won't, at least, be considered equivalent to murder or suicide.Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-18507928543533019522011-07-29T12:32:00.581+11:002011-07-29T12:32:00.581+11:00Noor.Jab, sorry for your grandpa, and checking the...Noor.Jab, sorry for your grandpa, and checking the name of your empty blog suggests you couldn't say a proper goodbye to him. <br /><br />I can't tell you that it won't allow for unnecessary deaths to occur. However it should be heavily restricted and closely monitored.Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-14308510218126272862011-07-27T22:31:21.563+11:002011-07-27T22:31:21.563+11:00I am very convinced that the idea of merciful kill...I am very convinced that the idea of merciful killing is not an issue of debate where it not for religious beliefs. <br /><br />The first comment on your post sums it all, someone that experiences first hand and knows by heart the suffering that exists, yet ends the comment by saying: of course I'm against it because 'god' doesn't like it.<br /><br />If brain and logic worked together with no interference and blockage, this planet would have been very different.Omarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-19163333429482515722011-07-27T21:49:57.303+11:002011-07-27T21:49:57.303+11:00Thank you for the post.. I have to admit that I di...Thank you for the post.. I have to admit that I didn't know anything about Dr. Death or merciful killing before watching the movie almost a year ago. Back then I was disgusted of the idea and was totally against it, until I saw my grandfather suffering.. Thankfully his suffering did not last more than 2 weeks, but each day I was hoping some doctor would somehow end it.. So I do believe that in the extremely "hopeless" cases , it could actually be an act of mercy.. but if it become legalized don't you think that it will open the door for random unnecessary killings? <br />I am not against the idea, but I do think that when considering legalizing such an act extreme measurements and precautions should be applied .. <br />Thank you for the post againNoor.Jabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395096209910054306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-3638838185815851522011-07-19T02:23:05.828+11:002011-07-19T02:23:05.828+11:00Anonymous, I agree that if you're afraid of wh...Anonymous, I agree that if you're afraid of what might happen in the after life, you shouldn't do it, but the job of a doctor is not preach his patients but only offer them with their options, and I think that option should be available. You can't enforce your beliefs on a patient especially when it comes to his own personal life and deathHareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-80191906384859473922011-07-18T23:02:08.251+11:002011-07-18T23:02:08.251+11:00"Their best interest is in dying" is not..."Their best interest is in dying" is not applicable when that person believes in God and that they will be rewarded for their patience just like they will be punished for killing themselves. I know God is Just and He (wallaho a3lam) wouldn't punish a suffering person for killing themselves the same way he would punish someone who kills themselves for other reasons, but still, it is haraam, and haraam is scarier when it's the last thing you're going to do in your life. For a person who doesn't believe in life after death then yes this may be the easy way out, but if you know that this is something you will be punished for (and therefore that "peaceful" rest you're dreaming of won't be so peaceful after all) then you know that patience is your only option. After all, as Muslims, we are required to guide those who are lost and stop them from doing something that they can go hell for, and we will be punished for just standing there doing nothing while watching someone end a life, even their own. I believe this applies to Christianity too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-69242945784493530402011-07-16T13:16:51.869+11:002011-07-16T13:16:51.869+11:00Brownie, why not? is it your religious belief? You...Brownie, why not? is it your religious belief? You said yourself that they are suffering and their life means nothing to them, and agree that their best interest is in dying, why not end their lives knowing that this is their own wish?Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-82687147742516762242011-07-16T13:16:04.166+11:002011-07-16T13:16:04.166+11:00Ehab, it's not that difficult in most cases, y...Ehab, it's not that difficult in most cases, you need to talk to the patient and see if he knows what he's talking about. We always ask patients if they want to be resuscitated if their heart stops beating for example, and we take their will and document it without even questioning if they are capable of making such decision. So why not do the same if someone asks to end his life?Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-22634617860133740402011-07-16T02:41:28.785+11:002011-07-16T02:41:28.785+11:00i like the post and i have been some cases where i...i like the post and i have been some cases where i prayed for God that He has His mercy upon them, and by that i mean peaceful death but would i agree to end their lives, no wayBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212937119187647557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-72067963518704778222011-07-14T23:04:32.840+11:002011-07-14T23:04:32.840+11:00Great post man, very thought-provoking. My issue i...Great post man, very thought-provoking. My issue is that how would one determine that a patient is ready to make such an enormous decision? A psych consult just doesn't sit well in my mind, but I'm no expert of course...<br /><br />Over here, I've seen CPR cases drag too long for the sole purpose of calming the patient's family. Like you said, the family here controls everything.<br /><br />You should post more often my friend. Love our medical-life posts :)Ehabhttp://ehabthought.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-28077254377660466152011-07-14T13:10:17.303+11:002011-07-14T13:10:17.303+11:00orangee... you gave several reasons to justify eut...orangee... you gave several reasons to justify euthanasia only to say it shouldn't be allowed at the end. Of course I support it. It shouldn't be allowed to everyone who is sick, it should heavily restricted and anyone desiring it should be evaluated. <br /><br />Now I know that religions bans it, but it also bans a lot of other things that get practised all the time in Jordan and elsewhere , like abortions (which are done everyday in Jordan), and tube ligation (rabet mawaseer) besides a few other things. You do not have to participate in it if it's against your beliefs, but why would someone who doesn't want to live and is capable mentally of making such decision be denied that choice? <br /><br />Jaraad, it's done all the time in Jordan, and that's the right thing to do. Unfortunately in Jordan it's almost never the choice of the patient but his family, because the patient is unconscious and unable to make decisions for himself. In the US many people have advanced directives and express their desire to be resuscitated or not in case they end up on a machine. I've never seen any patient so far who said "even if I'm a vegetable living on a machine I still want to stay alive" but I've seen families making such decisions for patients who were unable to express their wish before they got ill. And yes watch You Don't Know Jack, it's a little bit surprising and the acting is brilliant.Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-59287554291145890122011-07-14T05:40:34.597+11:002011-07-14T05:40:34.597+11:00I wanted to watch the movie for quite some time bu...I wanted to watch the movie for quite some time but didn't get the chance to. Now, I have to watch after reading your post. I agree that he should not be called Dr. Death. <br /><br />Ornagee, I don't know much about the cases of merciful killing. But for one specific case that is when a dying person is surviving only via the machines then according to some Muslim scholars it is permissible to pull the plug.jaraadhttp://jaraad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-22556514225608003092011-07-13T20:05:30.594+11:002011-07-13T20:05:30.594+11:00أنـا فاهمة عليك بالزبط شو بتحكي كوني اشتغلت اربع س...أنـا فاهمة عليك بالزبط شو بتحكي كوني اشتغلت اربع سنين بالعناية الحثيثة ...كتير صعبه لما بتشوف ناس جد بتتعذب قدامك وحالات ميؤوس منها عم بتعيش تحت الأجهزة أشهر وهي فعليا الأجهزة هي اللي معيشتها ( بعد إرادة ربنا أكيد ) وبتشوف الأهل بيجوا ومتأملين وأحيانا ما بتقدر تحكيلهم ودعوا خلص وترحموا عليه لإنو اجتماعيا عنا غير مقبوله إنك تخبر بهادا الشي قبل ما يصير أشياء تستدعي إنك تخبرهم زي توقف القلب و الإنعاش مثلا !!!<br />في مرضى بضلوا أشهر وحتى سنين بالمستشفى لدرجة إنو زي ما حكيت إنت بتعرف قصة العائلة وبتحفظ تسلسل مرضه ولما دخل شو كانت فحوصاته وحتى الأدوية متل ما حكيت وبتوصل عنا التمريض لما نلف راوند بنسأل صار شي جديد ؟ يلا على البعدو ....بتحزن عليهم كتير وبتشوفهم وهما بموتو بطىء قدامك بنحفوا مع الوقت الحالة بتتدهور بس ما بتقدر تعمل شي إلا إنو تستنى ربنا يهونها عليهم ...انا ضد الموت الرحيم ( وعلى ما أعتقد انت كمان ) لإنو شرعا ما بجوز.orangeehttp://orangee.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com