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Article #250Re: A third death with dignity.
From: Peter Merel
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:00
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pspat@opera.iinet.net.au (Patrick Canion) writes: >Peter Merel <pete@zip.com.au> wrote: >>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). That its risk is outweighed by the horrible certainty of the consequences without it? I'm afraid you're not making yourself clear - I infer but do not understand how you imagine the risk outweighs the certainties - explain please. >I'm not quite as quixotic in my conclusion as you are. How is hating torture quixotic? -- | mailto:pete@zip.com.au | pgp DB 3A A3 D8 A7 6A BB 25 EF 2E F4 A4 8F 29 BB E2 | | http://www.zip.com.au/~pete/ | Give away what you don't need. |
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10df0c,c27b3c589e973300 X-Google-Attributes: gid10df0c,public X-Google-Thread: 111fed,c27b3c589e973300 X-Google-Attributes: gid111fed,public X-Google-Thread: 1083c4,c27b3c589e973300 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083c4,public From: Peter Merel <pete@zip.com.au> Subject: Re: A third death with dignity. Date: 1997/01/27 Message-ID: <5cgsu0$me6@the-fly.zip.com.au> X-Deja-AN: 212414842 references: <32E6CA58.3B75@dsto.defence.gov.au> <5ccbsb$svd@opera.iinet.net.au> <5cea26$fa1@the-fly.zip.com.au> <5cfbbc$phn@opera.iinet.net.au> organization: Softlife Pty.Ltd. reply-to: pete@zip.com.au newsgroups: talk.euthanasia,aus.general,aus.politics originator: pete@zipper.zip.com.au