From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sun Apr 03 2005 - 19:55:08 BST
Arlo and all:
Arlo said:
...if her parents had also wished for her to die, would that have made her
death moral? That is, is the immorality of the situation that Ms. Shiavo's
parents were prevented from keeping her alive, or that Ms. Shiavo was
allowed to die at all. If it is about the former, it is not really about
"life", is it?
dmb says:
Good point. But I wonder about your next one...
Arlo said:
I mean, if everyone had wanted her to die, would that have made it "okay"?
(Bearing in mind that her own wishes were unknown).
dmb says:
As I understand the facts of the case, her wishes were known. They were not
put into a legal document or any kind of writing, but there were witnesses
that the courts found acceptable. I forget if it was 3 witnesses to 7
conversations or 7 witnesses to 3 conversations, but apparently the judges
were sufficiently convinced by sworn testimony.
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