Re: A third death with dignity.

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From: Patrick Canion
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 00:00

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Peter Merel <pete@zip.com.au> wrote:

>pspat@opera.iinet.net.au (Patrick Canion) writes:

>>I acknowledge his right too - he acted in a totally legal fashion.
>>What concerns me is the potential for the right to become an
>>obligation for those not as self-prepossed as this individual
>>undoubtably was.

>There is certainly a risk that such an atrocity may occur. The risk of 
>this atrocity, however, does not justify the certainty of many others: 

I guess this assessment is the crux of my opposition to VE (and
perhaps one of the main objections to having it legalised).  I'm not
quite as quixotic in my conclusion as you are.

It will be interesting to see what the view of the Senate is!

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God Bless,

Patrick Canion
Pastor, Manning Assembly of God, Western Australia
pspat@iinet.net.au

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From: pspat@opera.iinet.net.au (Patrick Canion)
Subject: Re: A third death with dignity.
Date: 1997/01/26
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