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To: Ohioan from Florida; Goodgirlinred; Miss Behave; cyn; AlwaysFree; amdgmary; angelwings49; ...
The culture of death truly beliefs that nobody else has ever had to watch a loved one die.

Thread by me.

A Right to Die

Whenever the debate over euthanasia arises, I wonder whether opponents of assisted suicide have ever seen a loved one battle a terminal disease. Written descriptions fall flat in comparison to actually watching a person die in front of you — watching as her body thins and her eyes shrink and recede. You see a face become nothing more than pronounced cheekbones and a receding hairline. It’s difficult to watch; it must be almost unbearable to experience.

The reason I wonder whether critics have ever experienced such a tragic situation is that their arguments often come off as juvenile. Kevin Smith, the executive director of a New Hampshire-based conservative think tank, was recently quoted in The Dartmouth as saying, “Doctors are there to do good … They’re there to help people, not to put people to death” (“Assisted suicide bill proposed,” Feb. 27). Ideally, doctors would not be responsible for ending lives, but this is not an ideal world. Indeed, terminal diseases are about as far from ideal as you can get, and it is both crude and unproductive to frame the euthanasia debate in terms of “good” and “bad” actions. The argument is far more complex than such vague and simple terms. . .

116 posted on 03/15/2009 4:15:16 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: GonzoII; Ohioan from Florida; Goodgirlinred; Miss Behave; cyn; AlwaysFree; amdgmary; ...
Tiller the Killer's trial starts tomorrow and as of Thursday he was still botching abortions.

Threads by GonzoII and me.

Kan. late-term abortion provider faces trial

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - For abortion opponents, the trial of one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers has been a long time coming, a chance for a little bit of justice after years of seeing their efforts thwarted. To abortion-rights supporters, Dr. George Tiller's trial set to begin Monday is the culmination of repeated harassment, a witch hunt in which his foes have been willing to do anything and everything to gain a conviction. . .

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As Tiller Jury Selection Begins, New Video Documenting Botched Abortion Shows Need For Justice

WICHITA, Kansas, March 15 /Christian Newswire/ --On the eve of jury selection for Tiller's criminal trial, Operation Rescue has released a new video with more information about a young woman who was hospitalized on Thursday due to a botched abortion at George Tiller's infamous abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. . .

"We will not be silent.
We are your bad conscience.
The White Rose will give you no rest."

117 posted on 03/15/2009 4:19:03 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee
The death cultists "enjoy" watching people in the dying process. That's the difference. Acceptance and giving comfort are not enjoying or getting a thrill from a death.

The death cultists thrill more offing strangers but brag about their relatives' departure (especially if they helped).

121 posted on 03/16/2009 8:12:26 AM PDT by floriduh voter (Terri's Day March 31, 2009. Remember Terri Schiavo in your neck of the woods.)
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