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To: Neeka who wrote (440802)	8/15/2011 7:46:44 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794950

IMO it is sort of a grey area when someone is in excruciating pain, and medicine has no answers for it except morphine, and they gradually increase the dosage until the patient dies. It is well known that that happens but I would never double guess the treatment in a case like that.

To: Neeka who wrote (440802)	8/15/2011 9:43:24 PM
From: Zakrosian	Respond to of 794950

Being a Libertarian, I'm curious why you think there should be a law. Are you a physician? No, I'm not a physician, an occupation beyond my abilities and intelligence. Actually, I don't think there should be a law against physician-assisted suicide. This is an instance in which I believe it truly is between an individual and his doctor; at least in an end of life situation. I would hope that a doctor wouldn't offer assistance in the case of a 40 year old father who wants to end his life because he lost most of his money in the stock market.