Wayward Son Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 Great post Wayward. I can't see why there would be opposition to this issue. The legal issues are minor and could easily be handled by documentation similar to a living will. Access to doctor assisted suicide is clearly the humane and moral route; so, where is the opposition coming from? Is it a religious thing? I think so. Elizabeth MacDonald's widow is incidently a retired Anglican priest, who now actively promotes choice in dying (and was recently featured in the Toronto Star, as well as having a popular blog). He considers the opposition to be almost entirely religious. Quote
Mighty AC Posted October 23, 2012 Report Posted October 23, 2012 That's unfortunate. It seems that in general religion endorses killing for vengeance but not mercy. From my point of view that is a unethical position to take. Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
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