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Originally Posted by NCB
You know... we would never agree to kill an 8 month old child, but if they are left alone they would not be capable of feeding themselves... but if we stopped feeding our 8 month old child, its a horrible horrible offense and considered criminal! It will be interesting to see the precedent this sets for euthanasia in this country. Its a snowball effect.... we just keep on cheapening the dignity of human life.
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I hope in my heart of hearts that you know the difference between an 8 month old child, and an adult in a vegetative state. I know you like the idea of the slippery slope, but the fact is that humans have been killing each other since forever ago, often with a great deal less deliberation than your average case of euthanasia, and yet we still manage to maintain a relatively civilized existence.
Also, i think maybe there is some kind of misconception that thousands of people aren't "taken off of the feeding tube" each day. Two of my grandparents were removed from life support; it is pretty normal to let someone die if it seems like they have pretty long odds of ever living a fulfilling life again. The only difference in this instance is that schiavo's parents need a reality check.