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To: DMaA who wrote (106589)3/29/2005 3:52:18 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793927
 
I was using "personhood" in the context of legal status.

I find your reasoning confusing. You state that it is acceptable to remove life support from an unconscious person, which suggests that it is not acceptable to remove life support from a person who is conscious and competent to request it. I am trying to understand the basis for the distinction.