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[weaktwos]

I don't know, somehow, if my life consisted of living in nursing homes and being fed through a tube, I wouldn't want to live through all that. I don't want to be a vegetable being fed vegetables through a tube.

And it's good to see that the Supreme Court sees that.

There's "Pro-Life", and then there's "Pro-Living". If putting someone to rest who can do nothing but be fed through a tube, then why isn't killing plants considered a homicide? At least the plants contribute to the transmutation of carbon dioxide to oxygen, right?

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[imlac.livejournal.com]

The real problem with that has nothing to do with euthanasia, but with the constitutionality of a legislative body (a) making laws that apply specially to one individual, and (b) making medical decisions for a patient that contramand the recomendations of her doctor and the wishes of her designated surrogate decision maker.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Yes, but what drove that legislative body to step in like this? What would compel Jeb to get involved in a dispute between two folks. I think it doese have something to do with euthanasia, because some folks have commented to suggest this is "judicial homicide".

Maybe I haven't read up enough on this, but the whole thing struck me as a little juvenile if her parents are claiming that the husband wants to kill his wife so he can marry another woman.