I went to Catholic schools for 12 years and we debated this very often. Along with abortion, this resulted in the most heated and informative discussions.

Simply put. I think it is a quailty of life issue. Life is precious(and for the religious, a gift from God), but at what point do we say a person has suffered enough. And if that person says it themselves, who are we as healthy people to stop them.

Thanks for the comment. You know, you can always go back and read my old post. Maybe you’ll find something there we could agree to disagree on.

Extremely well written and resoned. Keep up the good work.

I read your essay some time back and liked your explanation for those whose faith requires them to consider these points. I think you do yourself justice in your explanation.

Thanks again for visiting, as always.

windspike~
Well said. Thanks for the comment.

FFF- thank for helping track that down. Word to the wise…avoid the Bravenet Affiliate program. It can cause pop-ups to occur on your blog.

BonJ-
Whether or not you choose to believe in God, the ability to decide when life is no longer livable due to terminal illness should be up to the individual in all cases. I am happy that your friend got the chance to make that choice.

If your religious beliefs prevent you from those actions, that is fine. But it’s not acceptable to legislate those beliefs onto others. So in the legal sense, the existence, intent, and/or desire of a God is not relevant. What matters is that people have the chance to decide either way without religion encroaching on the legal ramifications of their decisions.

Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

A close friend of ours had cancer and only lasted about a year, even with constant treatment. When it was time to “go”, his whole family was around him, they all said their goodbyes, and he was able to turn his own morphine up and went to sleep. It gave everyone peace. God is LOVE, and like any father, he doesn’t want to see his children suffer needlessly.

This concept of not taking anything into our own hands reminds me of that joke about the people in the flood waiting for rescue. They turned away boat after boat, and even a helicopter to get them off their roof, stating that “God will save us”. When they met their maker that same day, they asked why he hadn’t saved them. He said, “What do you want from me? I sent you three boats and a helicopter!”
He gave us intelligence for a reason!

Just wanted to say thanks for some of your input on the American party
blog! I also wanted to make you aware that I have moved and redesigned
the site to here

http://theunitedamerican.blogs.com/the_united_american_party/

your continued participation is always welcomed!

Thanks Again,

The Bastard