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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (48579)	3/23/2005 11:52:01 AM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (2) of 59480

A slightly different aspect of this case. Lets say that, for the sake of argument, all parties agreed that she should be set free and allowed to die. Why can't we come to some form of anesthetic injection that would replace starving the body of fluid and or food? I know there are a ton of issues involved with this case but one of the hardest is the way in which she'll pass. Heroic measures and basic nourishment and water are pretty far apart. Things to make the heart pump, the lungs breathe etc. are heroic measures. Without them the person passes quickly. Taking away food and water takes longer and IMO strikes people as a bit more barbaric. In short, I think one of the main issues here is the means and not the end. Maybe if we address how patients who wish not to be kept alive are allowed to pass we can figure out a less alarming/horrifying means to an end. When I mention this keep in mind I'm trying to avoid the "assisted suicide" label. This lady, IMO, was dead a long time ago

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