[TrebleRebel]

...moot...

No, we don't control how we die. But if the argument of 'suffering' is used as reason to keep her alive or end her life, then it must be clarified that this woman, regardless of when she dies, will most certainly die from a long illness, due to the circumstances of her being bedfast.

But this is beside the point. I've already stated what I think is the over-riding issue, and I won't post it again after this. This is a highly personal issue which should only be left to the dialogue of immediate family. To try it in the media is cruel. The best that can come from such highly charged public dialogue is that citizens plan for their own futures with legal documents.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a flame-retardant suit to don.

[ClancyJ]

So, now we are to the point of ending a person's life if

1. They are brain dead
2. They are in a near-vegatative state
3. They are suffering
4. They are in a coma

Gee, how very fast the progression I feared occurs. See what a power play it is to play God - with some other person's life?

This is why we have to call a stop to this now. There are too, too many that for any number of reasons will chose to end the life of others - for their own monetary benefit, to prevent suffering, to rid the world of "clutter", environmentalist beliefs, for prevention of overcrowding.

We have to come back to the simple truths - Thou Shalt Not
Kill. Now we can understand why.