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Politics : Libertarian Discussion Forum
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To: Neocon who wrote (2259)3/27/1999 9:30:00 PM
From: MeDroogies  Read Replies (1) of 13062
 
Easy. I think if you ask the judge in the Kevorkian case, he could give you a pretty good answer.
The fact that a man is disabled, dying and desirous of ending his life is relevant, but had no bearing on the outcome of the case. In fact, the judge even warned the jury to be careful when considering Kevorkian's situation from this regard.

While I stand by Kevorkian in his desire to do the right thing, I think this particular time he overstepped his bounds by actively injecting the patient. Are the patient's desires relevant? Absolutely. Within the context of the law? No, they should have no bearing.
In every other case, Kevorkian succeeded to avoid jail time because of other factors...primarily that he never actually injected the material. While I support his cause, and I am torn about the judgement, it is the correct one.
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