Quote Originally Posted by thir View Post
That is what I hear too, and I have never, ever understood how this can be allowed. When it is underage persons we talk about it becomes very difficult, but adults? Do we not own our own bodies? Are we not in control of our own lives? How dare anyone take that away?
Ask the "Pro Life" groups about how this can be taken away.

I think the physician in person should be allowed whether or not to assist with euthanasia.
That's my point. But the law forbids it. And even in places where it might be allowed some doctors and hospitals refuse to allow it.

(Why this difficult word? Are we afraid of saying it out loud: assisted suicide?)
It's not just suicide, though. Sometimes a person has to make the decision for a loved one who can not make the decision himself. See the Terry Schiavo case as a prime example.

Hmm...but by saying so we do say that 'our' culture is the norm, the baseline, and everybody must live by that. Is that democratic?
Not sure what you're saying here. What culture? In the case of vegetarians versus meat eaters? I wasn't saying we should favor one point of view over the other. Far from it. ALL should be treated equally. Everyone has access to the same basic resources. Anything beyond those basics are the responsibility of the individual, not the state.