Mother wins right to end disabled daughter's life

[jwirr]

39. Yes, so do I. And a very dangerous precident because this parent seems to really have loved her

child. But there are parents who totally resent their children regardless of the degree of health that child has. What is to stop them from using this ruling to rid themselves of a child.

I cannot help but point out that many thousands of disabled persons died at the hands of monsters in the concentration camps with the approval of the government some years ago.

I have always felt somewhat sympathetic toward persons who want euthanasia to be legal for themselves. In fact I was the one to ask the doctors to increase the dosage of pain meds for my dad when he had cancer. And I agreed that my brother should be taken off of life supports. But in my dads case he was dying - he would not have continued to live even if we had not increased to meds. My brother already had a fever that could not be stopped. That was done without their consent.

In my daughters case she is perfectly able to live without life supports. The only way I could end her life is by taking away food and drink which is a normal function of life. This is what I understand was allowed in this case. Where are we going to stop? Who are we going to refuse to feed. They talked about pain. Pain can be controlled with medications and usually is. Both my father and brother were not in pain.

I am reluctant to say this case is wrong without knowing the case personally but it opens a door to real abuse.