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LeftishBrit

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11. k&r

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:55 AM

Jul 2014

Though I am a huge fan of modern medicine, it has brought its own problems: people with conditions which in the past would have killed them in hours or days may now live for years, but without much quality of life. Just because one can keep very sick people alive long-term, doesn't always mean that one should. It should be the patient's decision either way.

This is a big debate in the UK about this at the moment. Former Archbishop Carey, who had always been adamantly against the right to die, has now announced publicly that he's changed his mind, due mainly to the publicized tragic case of locked-in syndrome patient Tony Nicklinson.

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Desmond Tutu plea for 'assisted dying' before historic Lords debate [View all] malaise Jul 2014 OP

Yeah. the Vatican even let that Pope die naturally, the one who was shot that is. Sorry, IDK name. freshwest Jul 2014 #1

You mean the one who was taken out malaise Jul 2014 #2

Conspiracy theories are not permitted in GD Michigander_Life Jul 2014 #3

IDK who's who. He was gut shot years ago and had major complications the rest of his life. freshwest Jul 2014 #4

I don't know about that one malaise Jul 2014 #5

Oh, this one died, too. The Vatican PTB decided to let him go as he was suffering. freshwest Jul 2014 #6

Okay, I found it: freshwest Jul 2014 #8

I was referring to JP1 malaise Jul 2014 #9

It would be compassionate to treat people as humanly as we treat our pets. Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #7

du rec. xchrom Jul 2014 #10

k&r LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #11