Speaking of euthanasia ...
Enforced, prolonged life is a fate worse than death :
<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/0111/19/opinion/opinion1.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/news/0111/19/opinion/opinion1.html</a>
Matter of faith: even religious doctors admit
mercy killings
<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/0111/19/national/national9.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/news/0111/19/national/national9.html</a>
At the end of life :
<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/0111/21/html/editorial.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/news/0111/21/html/editorial.html</a>
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xenu] at [2007-11-15 9:15:29]
# 1 Re: Speaking of euthanasia ...
At first I didn't want to reply, but I recalled what I saw my father go through with the last days of his life with Parkinson's Disease...I'm all for it.
# 2 Re: Speaking of euthanasia ...
I feel if the person is being kept alive by a machine than yes I think the family members should have the right to pull the plug. My feelings change though whenever the patient is young.
# 3 Re: Speaking of euthanasia ...
[quote]Originally posted by Sinewave:
<strong>I feel if the person is being kept alive by a machine than yes I think the family members should have the right to pull the plug. My feelings change though whenever the patient is young.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Huh? So if I understand you correctly an old person shouldn't be held alive unnecessarily but a young person should? Why?
A 20 year old with terminal cancer in the last stage is just as sick as an 80 year old right? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
