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David Moss (d-moss@adfa.oz.au) wrote:
>My research into the euthansasia issue has taught me that in almost
                                                              ^^^^^^
This is the operative word here.

>every case where a terminally ill person in pain has requested
>physician assisted suicide, he/she has withdrawn the request as soon
>as proper pain management was effected.
>
>> I feel it is 
>>totally barbaric to make someone suffer for months or years waiting for 
>>the outcome that they know is waiting for them any way. Those of you that 
>>don't agree with euthanasia, apparently you have never had a loved one 
>>suffer for months trying to get thru to the end, death. Where is your 
>>compassion for our fellow human beings?
>
>My compassion extends to relieving their pain rather than killing
>them.

Even Hypocrates (as in Hypocratic Oath) performed euthanasia. If he
couldn't devise a treatment for an ailment, he would prescribe poison.

>We often hear this "relatives in agony for months" saga from the
>pro-euthanasia camp. Much better they take their bloodthirsty thumb
>off the "green needle" plunger and hand the pain management job over
>to someone who cares about a person rather than an agenda.

One of the jobs of a doctor is to relieve suffering. If modern medecine is
unable to do this, what are the alternatives? 

Cheers
David