jrt@hou5g.UUCP (11/11/83)
Someone (sorry I missed the name) just suggested that if the siamese
twins had been a "lower form of life", then 'society' would not have
been revolted by the suggestion that they receive a lethal injection.
>From her/his comments that follow I implied that a lethal injection
for those siamese twins should have been acceptable to an understanding
'society'.
My question....did anyone ask the twins what THEY wanted?? Maybe they
wanted to live, to take a chance on life, whether they had been cursed,
blessed or whatever. Before we take anyones life..(I personally am against
any form of 'euthanasia')..maybe we should try to find out if the request
for death is being prompted by a problem, or lack of fullfilment/acceptance/
love/self worth/...., or by a temporary situation that oft times looks
insurmountable.
(** FRODO **) alias hou5g!jrtwalsh@ihuxi.UUCP (11/12/83)
Re: FRODO's suggestion that we ASK deformed babies what they want, Have you ever seen the rare condition where a baby is born without a brain? My sister-in-law is a nurse and has. What would you suggest in such an instance? These babies do live for a few days (while hospital bills mount). Would you even consider them human, since they have no brain? How do you ask a brainless baby what it wants? (Is it even capable if wanting?) My point is: what if the condition is so horrible, that life itself becomes pointless? Do you think there is a point to a living, but brainless being? Would you still think it is worth prolonging its life? This may be extreme, but worth thinking about. B. Walsh