[wagglebee]

Is it “allowing a person to die” if he is helpless and is refused food and water?

Perfect question!

If we have the ability to give someone nutrition and hydration (which we do) and refuse to against their will, it is MURDER.

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[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Most of us will eventually die — whether or not we’re “allowed” to do so.

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[July4]

The premise has been distorted by both well-meaning professionals (lawyers, doctors) and death cultists. The patient should be “allowed to live.”

[combat_boots]

I personally watched this happen to a step relative. It was murder. And the children were in some kind of medical field, too. They didn’t even let the person say goodbye to his dog.

[trisham]

Excellent article.

[Lou L]

“Should ‘minimally conscious’ patients be allowed to die?

What the hell kind of question is that? When I was about 8 years old, I slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. I was knocked completely unconscious for a period of time. I was later diagnosed with a concussion.

Did I meet the standard of consciousness for being allowed to die?

[July4]

If I may, I’d like to add a couple more comments about so-called quality of life decisions: When I was young, I thought health and vigor and learning and happiness were what life was about, and I wanted nothing less! I am old now, and I know that life is about all those things and more. The old fellow who toddles along on his way to meet friends for a glacial game of checkers may not be particularly healthy or energetic, but he likes his life and would not voluntarily be deprived of it. Our expectations of life change with our circumstances.

[G Larry]

“Kill” is the term they neglected to use.

[Rider of the Storm]

How come they never ask: Should “minimally conscious” Congresscritters be sent home?

[BykrBayb]

Another deceptive use of words which has bothered me for years is “end of life case.” How many times did the media refer to “the end of life case of Terri Schiavo?” It was a right to life case. They use the phrase “end of life” when referring to people who are not dying, when they’re discussing their right to life.

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Pinged from Terri Dailies

[MHGinTN]

A form of aborting an individual life. Mothers gestating a child in the womb provide nourishment and protection ... unless they want to ‘allow their child to die’ by disconnecting the alive child from nourishment and protection.