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[cuppabillytea]

i'm in full favor of euthanasia.
dying is not a crime.

I don't wish to be presumptuous Eero but I think you left 'voluntary' out of your statement. Otherwise I'm with you.
Carl's example deals with someone who doesn't believe in euthanasia.

[Eevo]

I don't wish to be presumptuous Eero but I think you left 'voluntary' out of your statement. Otherwise I'm with you.

yes, otherwise its murder.

[cuppabillytea]

Your days, mine were mallet, chisel and rock tablets.

It's nice to have contemporaries on AULRO.
When I was Eevo's age I would have made him look like a wise old sage. It's a miracle that no harm was done.

[V8Ian]

It's nice to have contemporaries on AULRO.
When I was Eero's age I would have made him look like a wise old sage. It's a miracle that no harm was done.

Admittedly I have gained wisdom over time (limited as it may be), however, I was never objectionable.

[p38arover]

oh, well, i dont know anything about him.

Well, it is a different spelling.

I have read his book.

[Eevo]

Well, it is a different spelling.

I have read his book.

whats in the book?
i have not read into the doctors who have helped people to end their life.

[debruiser]

whats in the book?
i have not read into the doctors who have helped people to end their life.

Wouldn't reading into a doctor or anyone for that matter be a bit sticky....

[DiscoMick]

Monty Python sang, "Every sperm is sacred." Ha!
However, I don't think it should be a crime for someone who has decided that life is just too hard to arrange to quietly fade off. Nor do I think it should be a crime to provide reasonable assistance to someone who is in a good state of mind and has voluntarily decided to end it all.
As my elderly father said after undergoing two weeks in emergency following a major collapse from his lung cancer, "Next time, don't bother!"
Mind you, any attempt to actively encourage depressed people to top themselves should also be strongly prevented, I think.

[Eevo]

Monty Python sang, "Every sperm is sacred." Ha!
However, I don't think it should be a crime for someone who has decided that life is just too hard to arrange to quietly fade off. Nor do I think it should be a crime to provide reasonable assistance to someone who is in a good state of mind and has voluntarily decided to end it all.
As my elderly father said after undergoing two weeks in emergency following a major collapse from his lung cancer, "Next time, don't bother!"
Mind you, any attempt to actively encourage depressed people to top themselves should also be strongly prevented, I think.

i agree mick.
people shouldnt be made to suffer.


also reminds me of a joke:
what do sperm and lawyers have in common?
everyone one in a million has a chance of becoming a human being.

[DiscoMick]

NAPLAN is finished, thank God. Now I can get my life back.