Comments on: May Grant Legal Permits to Die http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blaze_Everglot http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-1045708 Blaze_Everglot Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:44:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/#comment-1045708 This Article was very helpful for my report, and yes, This is a very messy Situation. This Article was very helpful for my report, and yes, This is a very messy Situation.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-227837 Charlie Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:45:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/#comment-227837 Given the mess with Terry Scheivo I'd say we've gone back quite a few steps. Given the mess with Terry Scheivo I’d say we’ve gone back quite a few steps.

]]> By: Village Idiot http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-227738 Village Idiot Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/06/may-grant-legal-permits-to-die/#comment-227738 "Legal" permission? It's hard to prosecute the successful breaking of a law against suicide, but the law's very existence begs the question: Who "owns" this body that I see in the mirror? If I own something, I can turn it off if I want. Please, allow ME to decide if I'm risking eternal damnation or something like that. It sounds like they were almost getting kind of progressive in 1932, but that obviously didn't last. “Legal” permission?

It’s hard to prosecute the successful breaking of a law against suicide, but the law’s very existence begs the question: Who “owns” this body that I see in the mirror? If I own something, I can turn it off if I want. Please, allow ME to decide if I’m risking eternal damnation or something like that. It sounds like they were almost getting kind of progressive in 1932, but that obviously didn’t last.

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