Comments on: Whose Life is it Anyway? http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/ Free speech on terrestrial radio Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Wright http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-662 John Wright Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-662 Anonymous- Your scenario ignores the blatant fact that the kind of abuses you describe are absent in countries where euthanasia is legal. You will need to either abandon this argument, or explain why the introduction of euthanasia in this country would lead to the abuses you describe when it didn't in other countries which have done the same thing (diffcult to argue).<br/><br/>Your second paragraph defies logic. Euthanasia is a procedure which, by definition, can only be initiated by the individual wanting euthanasia, not by anyone else including family members. The second part of your scenario, "...or we will euthanise you" is therefore an invalid claim.<br/><br/>Thanks for your comments! Anonymous- Your scenario ignores the blatant fact that the kind of abuses you describe are absent in countries where euthanasia is legal. You will need to either abandon this argument, or explain why the introduction of euthanasia in this country would lead to the abuses you describe when it didn’t in other countries which have done the same thing (diffcult to argue).

Your second paragraph defies logic. Euthanasia is a procedure which, by definition, can only be initiated by the individual wanting euthanasia, not by anyone else including family members. The second part of your scenario, “…or we will euthanise you” is therefore an invalid claim.

Thanks for your comments!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Anonymous Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-661 It is easy to commit murder if Euthanasia is legalised. Abuses of this are unspeakable. Imagine this scenario: Here is a patient in pain or with a "terminal" illness. Rather than spend the whole of the remaining estate of the patient on expensive life support or medical bills that will drag on interminably, so that even the 'beneficiaries' may have to foot the bill, choose a doctor who will get a huge secret fee, the beneficiary (or beneficiaries) of the estate and sympathetic 'friends' to witness the 'agreement' and lo and behold, the lethal injection can be administered! How many cases of committal to the lunatic asylum have we seen in the past of bullying members of the family of an uncooperative spouse or child? I would certainly not want to be the patient! <br/><br/>In addition, I have seen many an old person neglected because their children are unwilling to spend on further medical treatment or nourishing remedies to help them. What more if Euthanasia is legalised, Hitler's 'final solution'will be tame in comparison! Imagine: Philandering son to the sick, 'complaining' Mum, " Sign over your property now or we will euthanise you!"<br/><br/>Thank God we don't have legal euthanasia in this country. It is easy to commit murder if Euthanasia is legalised. Abuses of this are unspeakable. Imagine this scenario: Here is a patient in pain or with a “terminal” illness. Rather than spend the whole of the remaining estate of the patient on expensive life support or medical bills that will drag on interminably, so that even the ‘beneficiaries’ may have to foot the bill, choose a doctor who will get a huge secret fee, the beneficiary (or beneficiaries) of the estate and sympathetic ‘friends’ to witness the ‘agreement’ and lo and behold, the lethal injection can be administered! How many cases of committal to the lunatic asylum have we seen in the past of bullying members of the family of an uncooperative spouse or child? I would certainly not want to be the patient!

In addition, I have seen many an old person neglected because their children are unwilling to spend on further medical treatment or nourishing remedies to help them. What more if Euthanasia is legalised, Hitler’s ‘final solution’will be tame in comparison! Imagine: Philandering son to the sick, ‘complaining’ Mum, ” Sign over your property now or we will euthanise you!”

Thank God we don’t have legal euthanasia in this country.

]]> By: S Quinney http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-282 S Quinney Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-282 Thanks, I have my permit now! ;) Thanks, I have my permit now! ;)

]]> By: John Wright http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-281 John Wright Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-281 Not bad, Quinney, not bad! Not bad, Quinney, not bad!

]]> By: S Quinney http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-279 S Quinney Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-279 They would have certain criteria set up for legal euthanasia, to establish that it happened legally, and if you don't choose to do it that way then your estate is taxed to pay for the police investigation that follows. That way the only allegations of murder would be paid for by the person who was stupid enough to do it without filling the necessary paperwork and doing it by the criteria, though it could be with a private doctor who knows that criteria (it would protect the doctor from allegations too so you would have many doctors train themselves to do it the right way). They would have certain criteria set up for legal euthanasia, to establish that it happened legally, and if you don’t choose to do it that way then your estate is taxed to pay for the police investigation that follows. That way the only allegations of murder would be paid for by the person who was stupid enough to do it without filling the necessary paperwork and doing it by the criteria, though it could be with a private doctor who knows that criteria (it would protect the doctor from allegations too so you would have many doctors train themselves to do it the right way).

]]> By: Stephen http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Stephen Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-278 Anonymous:<br/><br/>There is "euthaniasia tourism" that takes place already. But the question is: why should we have to go to another country?<br/><br/>Rosalita: good euthanasia laws would ensure that people choose for themselves whether or not to die, either directly, via a living will, or through a nominated person charged to act on their behalf (perhaps a spouse). Medical doctors and witnesses add in another check against unlawful killing dressed up as euthanasia. It shouldn't be hard to ensure that murder cannot happen in such instances.<br/><br/>SG Anonymous:

There is “euthaniasia tourism” that takes place already. But the question is: why should we have to go to another country?

Rosalita: good euthanasia laws would ensure that people choose for themselves whether or not to die, either directly, via a living will, or through a nominated person charged to act on their behalf (perhaps a spouse). Medical doctors and witnesses add in another check against unlawful killing dressed up as euthanasia. It shouldn’t be hard to ensure that murder cannot happen in such instances.

SG

]]> By: Rosalita http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Rosalita Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:04:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-277 How do you think libertarians would protect against allegations of murder in these circumstances Stephen? How do you think libertarians would protect against allegations of murder in these circumstances Stephen?

]]> By: John Wright http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-275 John Wright Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-275 Matt, please don't shout. :-)<br/><br/>It seems to me one of the clearer-cut cases of government interference; to make it illegal even to end one's own life is perhaps among the silliest of government policies. Matt, please don’t shout. :-)

It seems to me one of the clearer-cut cases of government interference; to make it illegal even to end one’s own life is perhaps among the silliest of government policies.

]]> By: MATT http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-274 MATT Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:21:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-274 SEND THEM ALL THERE? YOUR A NUT, WHY SHOULD SWEDEN HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T? SEND THEM ALL THERE? YOUR A NUT, WHY SHOULD SWEDEN HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE DON’T?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Anonymous Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:26:00 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2006/08/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway/#comment-273 There is legal enthasia in Sweden I believe. Send them all there. There is legal enthasia in Sweden I believe. Send them all there.

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