Comments on: Death with Dignity http://www.compassionandchoices.org/2011/10/19/death-with-dignity/ End-of-Life Choice, Palliative Care and Counseling Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Carla http://www.compassionandchoices.org/2011/10/19/death-with-dignity/#comment-590 Carla Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:22:13 +0000 http://blog.compassionandchoices.org/?p=1704#comment-590 Jeremy: So it is your argument that legalizing the right for terminally-ill, mentally competent adults to choose to obtain a life-ending medication prescription from their physician--and to further choose to ingest that medication of their own volition, is an authoritarian act? I suspect you will find few in agreement with that line of thinking. Carla Axtman Online Community Coordinator Compassion & Choices Jeremy:

So it is your argument that legalizing the right for terminally-ill, mentally competent adults to choose to obtain a life-ending medication prescription from their physician–and to further choose to ingest that medication of their own volition, is an authoritarian act?

I suspect you will find few in agreement with that line of thinking.

Carla Axtman
Online Community Coordinator
Compassion & Choices

]]> By: Jeremy St. Martin http://www.compassionandchoices.org/2011/10/19/death-with-dignity/#comment-589 Jeremy St. Martin Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:34:31 +0000 http://blog.compassionandchoices.org/?p=1704#comment-589 The authoritarian nature of this argument against authoritarian priorities is funny. The formalization of something in a new law is exactly the very thing we are not supposed to want; it is an exercise of authority and a usurping of freedom. The new law that is being argued for will cause people punishment if violated. The person who according to the new law gives a kind of assistance will be protected now and not go to jail. It is a new backwards law switching the blame from the suicide assistant to the suicide assistance refuser. Very controlling indeed. The other thing that is striking is that author wants to be able to kill themselves if they are lucky to live long and get a slow illness. They apparently need help with that from a professional. I don't see why they or anyone needs help with that. Possibly afraid of a botched suicide attempt? Looking for affirmation in the act? Looking for social recognition that it is O.K. to take control of one's death? Looking for a clean peaceful way to die? Want this to be recognized by others as good and wholesome? Willing to impose this moral point of view on others by force of law? A controlling point of view? Pax, Jeremy St. Martin The authoritarian nature of this argument against authoritarian priorities is funny. The formalization of something in a new law is exactly the very thing we are not supposed to want; it is an exercise of authority and a usurping of freedom. The new law that is being argued for will cause people punishment if violated. The person who according to the new law gives a kind of assistance will be protected now and not go to jail. It is a new backwards law switching the blame from the suicide assistant to the suicide assistance refuser. Very controlling indeed. The other thing that is striking is that author wants to be able to kill themselves if they are lucky to live long and get a slow illness. They apparently need help with that from a professional. I don’t see why they or anyone needs help with that. Possibly afraid of a botched suicide attempt? Looking for affirmation in the act? Looking for social recognition that it is O.K. to take control of one’s death? Looking for a clean peaceful way to die? Want this to be recognized by others as good and wholesome? Willing to impose this moral point of view on others by force of law? A controlling point of view?

Pax,

Jeremy St. Martin

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