[hunter112]

...as Jefferson put it in the Declaration of Independence, the right to life is inalienable.

Perfect!

And the irony here is that Jefferson said this while owning slaves.

Maybe that's neither here nor there, but there has to be some compromise out there between those of you who think that everyone is out to off you as soon as you catch the flu after the age of 75, and those of us who would like to think that we'd have a bit of help when we realize that the fight is over. If your attitudes persist in the laws, then you force me to make the decision to take my life while I still can, rather than wait for feebleness to set in, if I'm dying of a fatal illness.

[the invisib1e hand]

sounds like you’re about due for a pill.

[wagglebee]

And the irony here is that Jefferson said this while owning slaves.

So, we should just ditch the Declaration of Independence and Constitution because Jefferson, Washington, et al owned slaves or do you subscribe to the "living, breathing document" that simply means whatever a majority of nine unelected judges would like it to mean?

[LaineyDee]

In other words........"it includes the right to help from others to make sure one gets dead:"

Most of us call that murder.