Re: Live and Let Die ( Was Re: A third death with dignity. )

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From: David Bromage
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 00:00

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jan (jan@orchide.dialix.oz.au) wrote:
>mado@iinet.net.au (Madeleine Croft) writes:
>
>> 2-contractual:  Delivering on ones`s promise is a moral stand.
>> When a patient  enters into a treatment agreement with his therapist
>> he expects  results. If, after a given period of time he does not  get
>> them,  he has a god given right to  withdraw his  agreement. This is
>> voluntary euthanasia. And this is where our argument needs to start. 
>
>This has nothing to do with euthanasia of any sort it is letting
>nature take its course.  Euthanasia is the active and deliberate
>taking of life.

Passive euthanasia is letting nature take its course without giving
treatment to prolong life. Active euthanasia is the deliberate taking of
a life WITH THE PATIENT'S CONSENT.

Cheers
David

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From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
Subject: Re: Live and Let Die ( Was Re: A third death with dignity. )
Date: 1997/02/12
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