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To: Ilaine who wrote (76869)	10/12/2004 12:20:07 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

I admit I've always discounted pronouncements by conservative Catholics that the left has become a "culture of death." In the last 24 hours, every person on the left who posts on this board has pronounced themselves in favor of abortion, and the majority has weighed in favor of euthanasia -- not, mind you, assisted suicide, which is NOT the same thing at all. No, euthanasia means killing an old person or a sick person or a disabled person or an inconvenient person against his or her will. Very strange.

To: Ilaine who wrote (76869)	10/12/2004 12:52:19 PM
From: abstract	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793838

Are we continuing this discussion? I’ve indicated I have trouble with abortion – it seems wrong. About the death penalty I think it needs a much higher burden of proof given the high numbers of mistakes that have turned up in recent years. There are offences were a death penalty is warranted. I don’t right now have a response to your observations about life sentences. It’s a good point. The prisons are a mess. Overcrowded. Recidivism is rampant. Maybe we shouldn’t put so many priorities in front of prison reform. As for euthanasia I have a living will – I would rather I am allowed to die if my guardians deem there is too little hope of my recovering sufficiently. That’s what I mean by euthanasia.