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Pastimes : The Boxing Ring Revived
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To: Neocon who wrote (4658)2/20/2003 3:52:16 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 7720
 
I am pretty sure that what was the patient's option will eventually become the family's expectation, in order not to use up heritable resources and to get it behind them. I fear that what was a right to die will become a duty to die, in order not to perceived as "undignified" and selfish.

I understand that concern. I, too, think that would be worse than the status quo. It could happen in some instances to some individuals. I wouldn't put it at the "pretty sure" level of probability, though, for a mass cultural change. One thing I have learned the hard way over the years is that slippery slopes are usually figments. I think we can count on the inherent "selfishness" and survival instinct of humans to keep people persisting as long as they damn well please.
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