I would definitely try to convince my friend otherwise, but we all know how stubborn some people can be. It would depend on the method. If we're talking gun or suffocation I couldn't do it. If it was assisting in taking a few too many pills, I might be able to manage it. But I have to say, that's one of those situations where you won't know how to react until you're right in the moment!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ  USA

Yes of course i would. if he was in pain, its the only humane thing to do. would you like to suffer with a terminal illness? i thought so..

Brad, 21
Sydney AUSTRALIA

I don't know if I could personally do it, but would assist, yes.

Triana, 29
Austin, TX   USA

Absolutly not.

Laura, 37
Lowell, MA   USA

It is hard to say without having to actually choose, but I doubt I would. It isn't for any of us to decide when someone is to die, no matter how compassionate it may be. I'd do my best to make sure my friend was comfortable, but not much more than that.

Felicia, 36
Lowell, MA   USA

Yes.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA  USA

I would not be able to do it.

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ  USA

As much as I hate seeing people in pain, I doubt I could bring myself to do it. Give them advice, perhaps, but not do it.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas, NV   USA

I would be there and support him. I would go through all the pros and cons of his decision, and if he still wants to, I'd help him get his last minute affairs in order.

Em, 16
Harrisburg, PA  USA

I remember when my Dad was really sick, I used to pray that if he were to go ,just please, please, please make it quick. After seeing people who are really ill and suffering I think Jack Kevorkian has the right idea. As to if I could help someone, I don't know. I would pray very hard to God that he would make the end very quick.

KarenNJ, 25
Milltown, NJ   USA

I would have said before sure, but since I was put through a simmilar situation I know the answer is either yes or no. I believe God will either give me the power to do it, and if not then God will take him or her God's own way. God has a path for everybody. Through random events our lives are shaped.

Christopher, 28
San Mateo, CA   USA

If there is no cure, no hope, and he will only degenerate into an abyss of pain and misery...of course I would. I believe in dying with dignity...

Luki, 31
Valhalla

No, I believe you should only die when it is God's will.

Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH    USA

As much as I'd like to help a friend in need, I wouldn't be able to be of any help in a case like this. I am strongly against suicide in any form... especially since a good friend of mine just committed suicide two weeks ago. I simply wouldn't be able to help someone end their own life.

Doug2, 29
Overland Park, KS  USA

Which friend is this? Why can't he end his life himself? Isn't there anybody else who can help him out? The thing is, my life with my husband is very important to me, so I'm not really willing to give that up to go to jail for somebody else. I don't think it's selfish to not help the friend die--how selfish would it be for me to do the heroic thing and mess things up for my family? I'm assuming that the friend who's dying is NOT my husband, by the way. I don't even want to think of it being my husband. But I do think that human euthanasia should be legal.

Karen, 22
Ames, IA   USA

No. Just have to hold their hand as I don't want to spend the rest of my life  in prison.

Laney
TX  USA

No. Although I might leave his bottle of pain killers where he could reach it.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS   USA

Ethically, I don't think a doctor or hospital is allowed to let someone remain in excruciating pain, so I don't know that this situation would  ever occur. I don't know that for sure, though, so if it did happen I think I would first see if there was any way I could somehow obtain extremely strong drugs to help ease or completely take away my friend's pain, even if it meant he was "stoned" for what remained of his life. If this didn't work, then yes, I think I would have to do "whatever" it took to alleviate his pain and help him find peace. God, I hope none of us are ever faced with a situation like this! Okay, now, could we have a...ummmm... "happier" question for tomorrow, please?

Tam

Nope. I'd be there every second of the day if he needed me, but I would never help someone take their own life.

Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch, CO  USA

I would be grateful that we live in Oregon, where doctor-assisted suicide is an option, so that I would not have to make that decision.

Jane, 62
West Linn, OR   USA

This is one of those things I really hesistate to answer as I just don't know for certain. I would like to think that I would tell this dying friend that I need two full days to think about it... then I would try to contact a close family member of theirs and work from there. But, I just don't really know for certain.

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT   USA

I'm tempted to say "yes" since I seem to care more about what others want than what I want myself. But I think this is different. I SINCERELY believe in the commandment that says "Thou shalt not kill." I could never go against it.

Reba, 50+
Silver Spring, MD  USA

Yeah probably.

Talia, 25
Stamford, CT   USA

No, I don't think I could be a part of ending one's life.

Ryan, 29
Morton, IL  USA

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