[SJackson]

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terminally ill person who does not wish to continue living will not be extended artificially

I'm not sure I'd call that passive Euthanasia

[nmh]

It's conatagious ... this "compassion" for the terminally ill.

[StoneGiant]

When I first read the title I saw "Knesset Approves Palestinian Euthanasia Law" and shouted "All Right!".


Oh well....

[Ohioan from Florida]

Yitzhak Hoshen, who handled many requests by terminally ill patients to be disconnected from life support machines, told Ynet that the law was important, but not sufficient. "This law only deals with a terminally ill patient who has days to live. It doesn't deal with other situations, like when patients with incurable diseases have many years to live, such as those who are in vegetative states," he said.

I disagree. This law says that those patients must not suffer from passive or active euthanasia.

I think it is interesting the way Hoshen uses the term incurable "diseases" when he brings up vegetative states. I don't view a vegetative state as a "disease" as much as I consider it a "condition". Hoshen belies his bias against preserving life by describing a vegetative state as a "disease". I urge all to beware of where this could lead.

[Ohioan from Florida]

Euthanasia ping.

[Ohioan from Florida]

if they are in a permanent vegetative state

Poor terminology- this should be persistent instead of permanent, because none of us are God and can really tell if someone's condition is permanent or not. Sarah Scantlin comes to mind. Thought to be in a PVS, but she started talking last Jan. or Feb. after being in her condition for some 19 years. Permanent? No. Persistent? Yes. And now no longer in either.

[wagglebee]

Moral absolutes ping.

[NYer]

Slippery slope syndrome.

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