do you think its right..

[missjef]

at the moment im reading Jodie Picoults new book called Mercy, and its about a man whose wife is diagnosed with bone cancer, and she becomes very ill but she wants to be remembered for being the way she was before she was ill so she asks him to kill her before she gets too ill so he'll remember her like she was and not for being ill. He does kill her, and then reports himself to the police where they arrest him.
I was wondering who out there think this is right to kill the person you love if they ask you to? i was just wondering what everyones views on this were, or if any one else has read the book (im only half way through so dont spoil it please!).

[gleaveyweave]

I think that if a person has an illness that they are certain not to recover from and will, in fact, become more and more ill leading up to the end with more pain, losing their physical independance and/or their mind - this kind of thing then, yes I do think that it's right to be able to chose to die before you get to that stage and if your spouse or whoever is willing to help you then it should not be a crime.
I haven't read the book but think I will pop off and buy that later, sounds good.

[foxydivano1]

I have to agree with Gleaveyweave.