Posted on 03/28/2005 9:05:11 AM PST by woollyone
It would seem that way. However, I was actually refering to the unfounded and arrogant attempts by some to put words into Terri's mouth, to intuit her desires. Fortunately we don't need to mimic the desires of other people to arrive at a moral conclusion. The case seems to be that our abilities, our technology requires us to fullfil a set of responsibilites that we would otherwise be exempt from doing. Without the technology, the health of a paralyized patient would, in the case of internal damage, end up being beyond the abilities of our hospices. Since we do in fact have respirators, plentiful resources, medicines, and a benevolent environment, it is (it was) our duty to aid this women in addition to nourishing her. Does that clarify things a bit? I realize that I can be overly abstract sometimes.
Huh? Are you trying an April Fools' joke on me? I'm a bit confused. What did I say? What did you say? Where am I? I think I've finally 'lost myself'. Thank you... [mumbling off to the distance.] FReegards....
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