Posted on 02/02/2011 3:59:10 PM PST by wagglebee
So, government assisted murder, in other words? Hasn’t that been tried in places like Germany and the USSR. I think China practices this..
“Do you know that despite not being in the good health of a 20 year old, that they may still find life worth living?”
I know. I just feel sad that so many suffer. I wish something could be actually done for them more substantially than just patching the person up, so to speak. Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t believe in assisted suicide. Your life is between you and the man upstairs.
“A person has every right to have a DNR or medical directive against ventilators. This IS NOT incompatible with being pro-life because they do not necessarily end a person’s life.”
True. Although you could end up like Ariel Sharon (ie. braindead, but your organs still function without life support machines attached). What then? There’s no real answer to a situation like that.
Not at all. You’re still able to be active and do something you love doing.
Ah, that was a heartbreaking episode. Here was a woman that maybe couldn’t speak, but otherwise was fully conscious and aware of her surroundings. We could have saved her, but sadly failed.
“Do you know that someone over the age of 75 is still a human being?”
Absolutely. Unfortunately, society doesn’t value people that age the way they should. An example would be the mandatory retirement age of 65 that many companies have, which is essentially equivalent to euthanizing someone.
I admire anyone who can still work and be productive into their old age. To me, it means you did something right with your life and aren’t a quitter.
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