Discussion Suicide note wishes.. question.

[I wish I were a cat]

If I failed suicide and left a suicide note which mentioned something like...


"if I have ended up a vegetable, PLEASE find a way to euthanize me.. I want to die and do not want to live life as a vegetable under anyones care. I did not want to live life as an able bodied person and I certainly don't want to live it as a vegetable and be even more of a burden to this world. "

..do you think my wish to be euthanised is likely to happen if I wrote this? Or is it completely country dependant? Or is there no chance at all, no matter what I wrote? If I knew I could fall back on this/my wishes being respected, it would take my fear of failure away.

Note I live in New Zealand and we have euthanasia here but only for the terminally ill I believe.

 

[nessun_nome]

If I failed suicide and left a suicide note which mentioned something like...


"if I have ended up a vegetable, PLEASE find a way to euthanize me.. I want to die and do not want to live life as a vegetable under anyones care. I did not want to live life as an able bodied person and I certainly don't want to live it as a vegetable and be more if a burden to this world. "

..do you think my wish to be euthanised is likely to happen if I wrote this? Or is it completely country dependant? Or is there no chance at all no matter what I wrote? If I knew this would work it would take my fear of failure away.

Note I live in New Zealand and we have euthanasia here but only for the terminally ill I believe.

I think it is unlikely that your wishes will be carried out. I can't see them euthanising somebody who can't express themselves if they won't do it for those that can …

 

[Jule_from_Germany]

Aren't you kind of terminally ill, when you're in such a situation? I'm definitely in favour of euthanasia (might be in need in a few years), but I think it strongly depends on the law of your country, and what your family thinks, maybe too

 

[I wish I were a cat]

I think it is unlikely that your wishes will be carried out. I can't see them euthanising somebody who can't express themselves if they won't do it for those that can …

I'd film myself passionately asking for it even...eugh. This world is so fucked and so backwards

Aren't you kind of terminally ill, when you're in such a situation? I'm definitely in favour of euthanasia (might be in need in a few years), but I think it strongly depends on the law of your country, and what your family thinks, maybe too

This is the eligibility criteria for NZ

• aged 18 years or over
• a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand
• suffering from a terminal illness that is likely to end their life within six months
• in an advanced state of irreversible decline in physical capability
• experiencing unbearable suffering that cannot be relieved in a manner that the person considers tolerable
• competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying

Hard to know if they'd still try to use the last point against me or not tbh..

 

[Eternal Bliss]

No, a suicide note will not suffice.
The only thing what might work is a DNR order and according to a document I found on the NIH website it seems like DNR orders can be overridden in the case of a suicide attempt.