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'Right to die' can become a 'duty to die'
Telegraph.Co.Uk ^
| 21 Feb 2009
| Wesley Smith
Posted on 02/22/2009 7:22:21 AM PST by GonzoII
Imagine that you have lung cancer. It has been in remission, but tests show the cancer has returned and is likely to be terminal. Still, there is some hope. Chemotherapy could extend your life, if not save it. You ask to begin treatment. But you soon receive more devastating news. A letter from the government informs you that the cost of chemotherapy is deemed an unjustified expense for the limited extra time it would provide. However, the government is not without compassion. You are informed that whenever you are ready, it will gladly pay for your assisted suicide.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Oregon; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bho2009; democrats; euthanasia; healthcare; medical; medicine; moralabsolutes; nursing; oregon; prolife
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02/22/2009 11:02:15 AM PST
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wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: GonzoII
The comments on this article (in the Telegraph) are truly disturbing.
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02/22/2009 12:05:19 PM PST
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markomalley
(Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
To: GonzoII
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wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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02/24/2009 6:00:05 AM PST
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( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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(These are the times that try men's souls.)
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