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To: Lane3 who wrote (10791)4/25/2002 5:38:27 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
I think that Ashcroft was acting out of conviction, whether or not you approve. It fits his profile. It is silly to try to further impugn his motives by suggesting it is all "politics", when he is, after all, one of those whom he is supposedly "playing to".

There are a limited number of patients that might be so incapacitated that they could not kill themselves, for example, those with sever spinal cord injuries. Maybe we should reserve assisted suicide for that limited class of persons. Generally, though, I do not mind the idea of testing someone's resolve to die by not making it too easy. It is like requiring an "absolute majority" (3/4ths) for some questions, because they are so important that one wants real determination, not a close, easily changeable vote. If someone wants to die, he should be firm enough to get it done himself.......
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