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That's what they say but what they do is the exact opposite.
Then there's religion that wants to force people to be miserable. If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground - that sort of thing.
Whether its politics or religion or cultural tradition, there are always those who want to control others. And these meddling butt-in-skis will always find some reason to get all holier than thou about it while lying about it.
You support Obamacare, I don't. You want to control others, I don't.
Actually, I have consistently posted that no one has the right to control what other people do with their bodies. Period. No exceptions. No restrictions.
We each own our body and we each have the sovereign right to do as we wish with that body.
There are no exceptions to that fact.
That's what they say but what they do is the exact opposite.
Then there's religion that wants to force people to be miserable. If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground - that sort of thing.
Whether its politics or religion or cultural tradition, there are always those who want to control others. And these meddling butt-in-skis will always find some reason to get all holier than thou about it while lying about it.
You support Obamacare, I don't. You want to control others, I don't.
Actually, I have consistently posted that no one has the right to control what other people do with their bodies. Period. No exceptions. No restrictions.
We each own our body and we each have the sovereign right to do as we wish with that body.
There are no exceptions to that fact.
No. ObamaCare has nothing in common with these questions.
Nothing.
The developing child is the woman's "pet"?
As usual you miss the point.
Whatever the situation contemplating the death of a loved one or termination of a pregnancy thats a decision best left to the individual and/or family to make, not the state.
As conservatives have preached for decades: government lacks the competence to make such decisions, there needs to be less government involvement in our personal lives.
That's what they say but what they do is the exact opposite.
Then there's religion that wants to force people to be miserable. If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground - that sort of thing.
Whether its politics or religion or cultural tradition, there are always those who want to control others. And these meddling butt-in-skis will always find some reason to get all holier than thou about it while lying about it.
The developing child is the woman's "pet"?
As usual you miss the point.
Whatever the situation contemplating the death of a loved one or termination of a pregnancy thats a decision best left to the individual and/or family to make, not the state.
As conservatives have preached for decades: government lacks the competence to make such decisions, there needs to be less government involvement in our personal lives.
That's what they say but what they do is the exact opposite.
Then there's religion that wants to force people to be miserable. If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground - that sort of thing.
Whether its politics or religion or cultural tradition, there are always those who want to control others. And these meddling butt-in-skis will always find some reason to get all holier than thou about it while lying about it.
It is not a criminal offense to keep a paralyzed dog alive unless you refuse to take care of it.
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ok..so a dog paralysed from the neck. I think you know what I meant.
ok..so a dog paralysed from the neck. I think you know what I meant.
I know what you mean too. Stephen Hawking and Christopher Reeve should have been put to death.
As usual you miss the point.
Whatever the situation contemplating the death of a loved one or termination of a pregnancy thats a decision best left to the individual and/or family to make, not the state.
As conservatives have preached for decades: government lacks the competence to make such decisions, there needs to be less government involvement in our personal lives.
That's what they say but what they do is the exact opposite.
Then there's religion that wants to force people to be miserable. If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground - that sort of thing.
Whether its politics or religion or cultural tradition, there are always those who want to control others. And these meddling butt-in-skis will always find some reason to get all holier than thou about it while lying about it.
I have never heard of anyone being denied burial anywhere in the USA on the grounds of their having committed suicide, Luddly. Can you give me a source for that one? I have never heard of it before. - Jeri
As I pointed out Christopher Reeve was very active, an athlete, he was paralyzed in a horse riding accident. He did not decide to die, he kept active until he died. Was he FORCED to endure his condition?
What right have YOU or anyone else to decide whose life is worthless and should be put to death and who should live? What right have you to say "I am so self-righteous that I believe your life is not worth living therefore in MY opinion, you should kill yourself and if you don't, we'll do it for you.?" It's really you that finds the crippled and those who are paralyzed repulsive. You don't want to look at them any more. They have lost the title of pretty people. Kill them and get them out of your sight.
My best friend, Tracy, got brain cancer. We were friends for more than 25 years, we were roommates for many years. Lacking any other family we became custodians for one another's health care decisions. She told me, many many MANY times that rather than live needing 24 hour care she'd prefer to die. "Just let me go" is what she said. At the end, she was living with a couple who provided 24/7 care. Most of her brain had been eaten away by cancer. She could not speak, walk, she was incontinent, she had some sort of neurological issue that led to her screaming which she could not control, much like a baby's crying. Her ex boyfriend stepped in and tried to get her removed to a hospice where she would be denied food and water until she died. A truly horrible death. Because I was the only one authorized to make her health care decisions I went to see her. She could only communicate by blinking or squeezing my hand. I told her that I had not forgotten that she made me promise to "let her go" if she ever got in this condition but I came to ask her if that was still what she wanted. No. She wanted to live. It was not up to me to ask what in life she found so valuable that accepted going from a dynamic, active lawyer to this. Her caregiver said that Tracy loved butterscotch pudding. If she wanted to live, it could be because she would again get to enjoy butterscotch pudding one more time. I refused to let her be moved to a hospice. She died peacefully in her sleep.
When you ask me what right I have to say that someone should not be put to death because it's more convenient to do so, what right do you have to get the pathetic and inconvenient out of the way because you are tired of looking at them?
That's what they say but what they do is the exact opposite.
Then there's religion that wants to force people to be miserable. If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground - that sort of thing.
Whether its politics or religion or cultural tradition, there are always those who want to control others. And these meddling butt-in-skis will always find some reason to get all holier than thou about it while lying about it.
I have never heard of anyone being denied burial anywhere in the USA on the grounds of their having committed suicide, Luddly. Can you give me a source for that one? I have never heard of it before. - Jeri
I've never heard of anyone "being denied burial anywhere in the USA on the grounds of their having committed suicide" either but I have certainly heard of what I said in my post which was - "... If you kill yourself you can't be buried in consecrated ground..."
If I am incorrect, I apologize.
Euthanasia and/or assisted suicide
I've lived in a retirement community since 1966. The average age here is around 75. About a year or two after moving here I heard about a fellow who committed suicide by untying a rowboat late at night, rowing out to the middle of the lake, and shooting himself through the forehead with a hunting rifle.
Some time later I met someone who knew him. She told me he was reclusive, had no family or close friends, and once told her he wished he was dead.
Over the years I've heard about a few more suicides in this community of 2,400 units. None as remarkable as the rowboat fellow but one can only assume the motivation was pretty much the same. Intolerable loneliness, a sense of futility, possibly medical problems, and no wish to face each barren day.
This is not the only retirement community in America. There are hundreds. And I'm sure there are suicides in all of them. What it means to me is some people are not so fortunate as to grow old in good health with loving relatives and good friends. When life becomes no longer worth living, why should these unfortunates be forced to put an end to it in such terribly unpleasant, even more gruesome, messy, and socially disruptive ways as the rowboat fellow? Why should there not be some place where such individuals could go after settling all their legal affairs and be allowed to pass through a brief state of narcotic ecstasy to a calm and peaceful end to their unhappy, probably miserable lives?
There also are many thousands of people who are serving long prison sentences whom I am sure would prefer to go to sleep knowing they will never wake to spend another day in the miseries of penal confinement. Their suicides would be beneficial to all concerned.
When you ask me what right I have to say that someone should not be put to death because it's more convenient to do so, what right do you have to get the pathetic and inconvenient out of the way because you are tired of looking at them?
As I pointed out Christopher Reeve was very active, an athlete, he was paralyzed in a horse riding accident. He did not decide to die, he kept active until he died. Was he FORCED to endure his condition?
What right have YOU or anyone else to decide whose life is worthless and should be put to death and who should live? What right have you to say "I am so self-righteous that I believe your life is not worth living therefore in MY opinion, you should kill yourself and if you don't, we'll do it for you.?" It's really you that finds the crippled and those who are paralyzed repulsive. You don't want to look at them any more. They have lost the title of pretty people. Kill them and get them out of your sight.
My best friend, Tracy, got brain cancer. We were friends for more than 25 years, we were roommates for many years. Lacking any other family we became custodians for one another's health care decisions. She told me, many many MANY times that rather than live needing 24 hour care she'd prefer to die. "Just let me go" is what she said. At the end, she was living with a couple who provided 24/7 care. Most of her brain had been eaten away by cancer. She could not speak, walk, she was incontinent, she had some sort of neurological issue that led to her screaming which she could not control, much like a baby's crying. Her ex boyfriend stepped in and tried to get her removed to a hospice where she would be denied food and water until she died. A truly horrible death. Because I was the only one authorized to make her health care decisions I went to see her. She could only communicate by blinking or squeezing my hand. I told her that I had not forgotten that she made me promise to "let her go" if she ever got in this condition but I came to ask her if that was still what she wanted. No. She wanted to live. It was not up to me to ask what in life she found so valuable that accepted going from a dynamic, active lawyer to this. Her caregiver said that Tracy loved butterscotch pudding. If she wanted to live, it could be because she would again get to enjoy butterscotch pudding one more time. I refused to let her be moved to a hospice. She died peacefully in her sleep.
When you ask me what right I have to say that someone should not be put to death because it's more convenient to do so, what right do you have to get the pathetic and inconvenient out of the way because you are tired of looking at them?
