Posted on 09/23/2006 10:07:25 AM PDT by wagglebee
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If the elections go like I think they are then the entire membership of D.U. might well qualify for this service, maybe they can come over on a boat and sit 12 miles out to offer their services to them cheaper?
Isn't this the same "group" that recommended drowning "the thirsty?"
Imagine that practice married with a political agenda that decides millions of are "depressed".?.
But you see, it's an unbecoming trait in an Ubermensch....
**Depression is treatable, it is NOT a terminal illness.**
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Next will be baldness or nearsightedness.
How such an atrocious scenario could ever be seriously considered by any Court is beyond me. "Assisted suicide" has crossed over the line into premeditated murder. This is a sign of the darkness and hopelessness that humanity feels as a result of the faithlessness that pervades the West in these times.
this article should interest the managed care companies in the U.S. and Medicare part D plans, which have to spend a lot of money for meds to treat depression. i think this approach could really cut expenses, raise profits, and help the national economy.
assisted suicide will soon become the "treatment of choice for depression".
however, the greedy pharmaceutical companies and the mental health lobby will probably fight this, because it will threaten their profits.
if this approach its approved, depression will have become a terminal illness.
Culture of Death Ping.
It's not always a temporary problem. Mine is chronic for about 40 years now and gotten much worse over the last 15 years. My life still has meaning to me, you learn how to live with it, you aren't fully functional like most people you know, but it is still worth living, and you can still accomplish a lot, contribute a little to society, and be there for your family.
This idea is ridiculous and dangerous especially because for a lot of people, depression is more or less temporary and can be treated in numerous ways. To end your life because of it, I understand why some people do that, but the worst eventually passes if you tough it out. Every day is not bad, and some people only have one major episode in their entire lifetime and bounce back and have great, normal lives for years and die a natural death in old age from something else.
What's Wrong With Involuntary Euthanasia?and this:
Involuntary Euthanasia is Out of Control in Hollandthen ask if we are not far from this: this.
I wasn't trying to be flippant, Aliska. I know whereof you speak - clinical depression has run in my family. Sux when you just can't get fired up about life.
How about liberal politicians and judges, add in a few doctors, after all I have determined they have no real quality of life.
I didn't take it that way, just picked your comment as being most relevant along with the article to respnd to. Not to worry.
Normal people who will never have to be treated for depression often have days when they can't get fired up about life. Then there are those who seem perpetually fired up, and you wonder if they are covering up for something. I guess it's all part of the human condition.
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