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In reply to the discussion: Mother wins right to end disabled daughter's life [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)of pain she has gone through. She is severely disabled and has gone through many crisis. Fortunately we have weathered them so far. She is now 55 years old and her doctors say she will live a lot longer. What I was saying is that I have had the kind of death situations that the mother had. By the way in none of my post have I condemned the mother. With pain that cannot be controlled in any way I would have made the same choice. I have been fortunate enough not to have to be able to find pain relief for her. The day may come when we cannot.
My point in all my posts has been that this new ruling opens some very dangerous door for disabled persons. Are all of you suggesting that no one will ever try to misuse the ruling? History tells us that they have and will again. That is what I want to make sure we protect people from. Let the rule stand but do not blind ourselves to the possibilities.