Let's say a very elderly person with multiple tumors, cancer, etc, wishes to die with dignity, doesn't wish to be a burden on their family, doesn't wish to be kept on life support. We've all known someone that has a "living will" or some such situation.
OK, let's say that person has denied theirself food for a long time, but kept theirself hydrated. But, at a certain point they become so weak from lack of nutrition they can no longer keep THEIRSELF hydrated.
Is it immoral to deny said person hydration and basically let them die of thirst?
A person dies slowly of hunger, but quickly of thirst. And it's an agonizing way to die, agreed? Said person WANTS water, in fact, if asked if they want water they still have the strength to say yes, or if asked to squeeze their hand if they want water, they squeeze their hand.
Is it immoral to deny said person the water they clearly want? And in fact said they wanted to be kept hydrated as long as they had the strength to ingest water?
OK, let's say that person has denied theirself food for a long time, but kept theirself hydrated. But, at a certain point they become so weak from lack of nutrition they can no longer keep THEIRSELF hydrated.
Is it immoral to deny said person hydration and basically let them die of thirst?
A person dies slowly of hunger, but quickly of thirst. And it's an agonizing way to die, agreed? Said person WANTS water, in fact, if asked if they want water they still have the strength to say yes, or if asked to squeeze their hand if they want water, they squeeze their hand.
Is it immoral to deny said person the water they clearly want? And in fact said they wanted to be kept hydrated as long as they had the strength to ingest water?
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