Re: Euthanasia banned in Australia!

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From: Old Wolf
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 00:00

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David Moss wrote:

> I have no intention of stopping you or anyone else from committing
> suicide, that has been your right since section 16 of the Crimes Act
> was inserted in 1975. Suicide is not a threat to anyone but the person
> who does it. Legalising one person killing another however, is.

I thought that the way the process worked (via the you-beaut machine so 
highly publicised) was that the patient _was_ the person doing the 
killing.  They have the last say, in actually initiating the process, by 
answering "yes", to kill themselves.  Are you saying this is legal?

Old Wolf

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From: Old Wolf <oldwolf@tpgi.com.au>
Subject: Re: Euthanasia banned in Australia!
Date: 1997/04/07
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