[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

If the tube is not replaced and if we cannot come to terms legislatively and ethically with erring on the side of preserving life in all such cases as this, then it is far worse than just a dark day.

This will be marked as the day the soul of America joined forces with all the evil empires of history.

It may seem like hyperbolic overstatement, but the beginning of every end is often a short first step. The State determining who is worthy of life and consequently who they believe should be euthanized, is far more than a short step.

[optik_b]

"This will be marked as the day the soul of America joined forces with all the evil empires of history."

This kind of talk reminds me of the crazy over the top rhetoric about the Elian Gonzalez case.