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the difference

posted by [identity profile] caramida.livejournal.com at 10:04pm on 22/08/2006
People - sapient. Animals - not sapient.

I feel that if M. Terwilliger were petitioning to take her own life, I'd help her in a heartbeat. One of the primary safeguards must be that the patient wishing to die must be able to administer the lethal dose to themselves, even if that is by means of an elaborate device that just allows them to push activate the button on a machine that does it for them. At the critical moment of action, it has to be between the patient and the Univers, with no mediation on the part of other humans.

The law M. Terwilliger requests does not do this.
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posted by [identity profile] vito-excalibur.livejournal.com at 02:56pm on 23/08/2006
Pretty much agree with this. With the exception of people who have been in comas for 3+ years. There's a family I know back home whose daughter was in a car accident like 10 years ago and what it's done to them is now my greatest nightmare. She's not going to recover and yet they can't let her die.
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Re: the difference

posted by [identity profile] caramida.livejournal.com at 03:28pm on 23/08/2006
That's an awful situation.
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