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posted by [identity profile] caramida.livejournal.com at 09:59pm on 22/08/2006
Merriam-Webster defines euthanasia as the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.

In this case, M. Terwilliger is asking for the law, but a law allowing euthanasia seems distinct to me from allowing people to assist one in taking one's own life. In euthanasia, the definition of 'mercy' is up to the person committing the act.

If M. Terwilliger were to ask for protection from prosecution of those who assisted her in preparing the means for her to take her own life, I wouldn't hesitate to sign it into law. To my mind, euthanasia is a horse of a different color.
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