Terry Pratchett begins formal process to end his life

Blastr ^ | June 13, 2011 | Carol Pinchefsky

[Abin Sur]

Three and a half years ago, Terry Pratchett, the beloved author of the Discworld series, announced that he has early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Now he's made an even more startling announcement.

Pratchett, who has campaigned in his native United Kingdom for the right of assisted suicide, has begun the formal process of assisted suicide in Switzerland, one of the few countries in the world to legalize euthanasia. Specifically, this would take place at Dignitas, a clinic that provides qualified doctors and nurses to assist with the patients' suicides.

Dignitas has sent Pratchett the paperwork he needs to sign to begin the assisted suicide process—but he has yet to sign it.

[Darksheare]

For some, their pet agenda is everything until their pet agenda eats them.

[Darksheare]

OP has admitted to being an atheist.
Atheism is itself a religion as it takes faith to believe in nothing, but that has actually made it interesting to argue in terms he’d understand and not dismiss out of hand.

[Darksheare]

When ‘right to die’ becomes ‘duty to die, you have no choice’ put Abin Sur down on the list of people who will shriek wildly on their way to the showers.

[TheOldLady]

Sniff ping

[wagglebee]

What's there to sniff at?

It's just a newbie who thinks that rights come from man (and can therefore be altered at will) and the newbie is also an atheist who mocks those who believe in Jesus Christ and he thinks that euthanasia is a great idea.

[Darksheare]

We have had a rash of pro-euthanasia trolls lately for some stupid reason.
Here’s one:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2734667/posts

[TheOldLady]

Oh! Pardon me. He fits right in then. </sarc>

[trisham]

Pratchett is a “humanist”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett

[trisham]

What's there to sniff at?

It's just a newbie who thinks that rights come from man (and can therefore be altered at will) and the newbie is also an atheist who mocks those who believe in Jesus Christ and he thinks that euthanasia is a great idea.

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Exactly. Just your average FReeper.

[wagglebee]

We have had a rash of pro-euthanasia trolls lately for some stupid reason.

They're trolls who are coming here to try to garner support for Obamacare.

[JoeProBono]

[Darksheare]

*coffee on screen*

Well, yes, there is that angle too.
;-)

[wagglebee]

It's just like all of the concern troll we had coming on here pushing sodomite "marriage."

[trisham]

He looks older at 63 (assuming that this is a recent photo) than my father did at 72. His ill health must have aged him.

[Darksheare]

Oh yeah, choking and pleading for water is so dignified.

[wagglebee]

Playing god and trying to figure out all the problems of the world might be enormously stressful.

[trisham]

You’re right, he hasn’t been here very long:

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[Darksheare]

Yeah, wonder where they all went?
It’s like they went to some secret hideout under a pizza shop somewhere to regroup.

“I don’t get it, I was sure that was gonna work this time!”

[trisham]

I would think so.

[TheOldLady]

Support for zer0care? Here? They have a slightly uphill battle, I’d say. Especially when they open with, “Hi, I’m pro-death; don’t you agree?”