From the news reported by Foulkes (2010), the practice is extremely liberal in Switzerland as it is not forbidden so long as those assistances do not encourage people to end their lives or make money on it. The growing of Dignitas, one of the assisted-suicide Swiss organizations, has now raised the concerns for more transparency of the organization’s finance as well as more rules and regulation to control the practice.
Due to the fact from the news that at least $7,280 are required to pay individually as a membership fee and assisted suicide consultation, I can’t help thinking that the amount of fee is attractive enough for investors (Foulkes, 2010). The approximate income of Dignitas in the past 12 years not including those from donation is $7,789,600, when we multiple by 1,070, the number of people that it has helped to end their lives since 1998 (Foulkes, 2010). The services, as mentioned by Foulkes (2010), are not limited only to clients who are in pain from the terminally ill, but also available to those suffering with the chronically ill such as being paralysed and even mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Without considering the possible profit, I am still wondering if the assisting to end one’s life should be morally acceptable or not.
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In my point of view, before deciding, suiciders must confront with major depression disorder or inevitable situation and he/she must be the most selfish people, thinking only his/herself resulting in believe that the next life will be better than now.Buddhism classified suicide as the hardest sin. People who commit suicide never obtain any opportunities to reborn again even for worthless creatures. I strongly oppose with suicide.
ReplyDeleteDon't be serious and let's enjoy your life.
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ReplyDeleteJeez, I was so surprised...
ReplyDeleteAnyway,there are some web sites to help someone's suicide in Japan, but it's free I think.
It is so stupid that people pay money for suicide. We'll die definitely in the future. Don't need to do it by yourself, shouldn't actually.
The world is awesome, life is fantastic!
Boom de yada, boom de yada!
I do not think that this kind of company, which helps end one ‘life, does not genuinely run its business for profits.
ReplyDeleteWould it do for charity or something else? I doubt that.
Following Petch's comment,
ReplyDeleteDoes any business ever not run in order to make profits?
Does any business ever do anything for charity?
What about UN or UNICEF are they doing for charity. (or maybe they are not businesses)
ReplyDeleteMoreover, these days many companies,I think , try to focus on CSR (Corporate social responsibility), which may be an indirectly charitable act.
I'm pretty sure that if you do the research you will find that like many businesses set to help a particular group, such as women, gays, and negroes, that Dignitas is not primarily interested in making a profit, but in covering it's costs to continue providing the service.
ReplyDeletePerhaps those whose academic interest is in business or management could help out here. My own guess is that although businesses need to at least not run at a loss, that many people do start businesses for reasons other than making profits. What do the MBAs think?
I was also reminded of the BBC New's article "Sir Terry Pratchett ready to be suicide law 'test case'", which presents the hugely successful author's very different opinion to those of Taey and Akira.
ReplyDeleteIs the brilliant, sane and happy Sir Terry completely wrong in planning to commit suicide?
If you have never read any of Sir Terry's discworld novels, I would recommend them highly. They are very funny, easy to read, and cover serious social, political and scientific issues. They are the most intelligent and academic children's literature I've ever read, and arguably the best written. There can be no doubt that Sir Terry is a very intelligent man who is capable of rigorous critical thinking, and that he is very well informed on matters that concern him.