In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Gloria P wrote:
> > Omelet wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> Gloria P > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>>> On Thu 11 Dec 2008 06:49:51p, Janet Wilder told us...
> >>>>> This is a bit out of context, but isn't it shameful that we
> >>>>> readily ease the suffering of our pets and make humans suffer
> >>>>> horribly?
> >>>>>
> >>>> I totally agree.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Not so sure. It's one thing to put Boots out of her misery,
> >>> but Grandma??? Not so sure. AFAIAC she can decide for herself, but
> >>> no one else should be able or willing to decide for her.
> >>>
> >>> gloria p
> >>
> >> But she should be ALLOWED to decide that for herself.
> >
> >
> > That's what I said.
> >
> >> Suicide is not legal.
> >
> > So how are they gonna punish you for it, kill you?
> > Irony intended.
>
> They'd certainly punish any doctor they knew helped end
> your misery. Hell, they punish doctors for giving people
> enough pain medication.
>
> nancy

Isn't Kevorkian in jail?
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Omelet > wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> They'd certainly punish any doctor they knew helped end
>> your misery. Hell, they punish doctors for giving people
>> enough pain medication.

>Isn't Kevorkian in jail?

My belief is medical euthanasia was common in the U.S. until about 20
years ago. It just wasn't official.

Steve

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Omelet > wrote:
>
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> >> They'd certainly punish any doctor they knew helped end
> >> your misery. Hell, they punish doctors for giving people
> >> enough pain medication.
>
> >Isn't Kevorkian in jail?
>
> My belief is medical euthanasia was common in the U.S. until about 20
> years ago. It just wasn't official.
>
> Steve

I think it still is.
It's just gone underground...
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:57:14 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote:
>>
>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>>> They'd certainly punish any doctor they knew helped end
>>>> your misery. Hell, they punish doctors for giving people
>>>> enough pain medication.
>>
>>>Isn't Kevorkian in jail?
>>
>> My belief is medical euthanasia was common in the U.S. until about 20
>> years ago. It just wasn't official.
>>
>> Steve
>
> I think it still is.
> It's just gone underground...

i suppose you have to 'know someone,' the way abortions used to be.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:57:14 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > (Steve Pope) wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet > wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>
> >>>> They'd certainly punish any doctor they knew helped end
> >>>> your misery. Hell, they punish doctors for giving people
> >>>> enough pain medication.
> >>
> >>>Isn't Kevorkian in jail?
> >>
> >> My belief is medical euthanasia was common in the U.S. until about 20
> >> years ago. It just wasn't official.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >
> > I think it still is.
> > It's just gone underground...
>
> i suppose you have to 'know someone,' the way abortions used to be.
>
> your pal,
> blake

No one specifically, I've just heard rumors about Morphine overdoses.

Mis-placed decimal points are rather deadly...
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

blake murphy wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:57:14 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
>
>>In article >,
>> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Omelet > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>>They'd certainly punish any doctor they knew helped end
>>>>>your misery. Hell, they punish doctors for giving people
>>>>>enough pain medication.
>>>
>>>>Isn't Kevorkian in jail?
>>>
>>>My belief is medical euthanasia was common in the U.S. until about 20
>>>years ago. It just wasn't official.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>
>>I think it still is.
>>It's just gone underground...
>
>
> i suppose you have to 'know someone,' the way abortions used to be.


My dad's youngest brother (YB) had always been sort of the family
screw-up. So one fine summer day he goes out on the river with the
middle brother (MB), on MB's very fine cabin cruiser. YB brings his
large, ill-mannered dog along, uninvited. MB is visibly irritated but
allows the dog onboard since taking him back home would cost another
couple hours.

A while later, MB parks the boat near a sandbar where several other
boats are beached and the occupants are swimming and picnicking. Large,
ill-mannered dog takes a large, ill-mannered dump on the teak deck of
the boat. YB spots the pile, knows there will be hell to pay if MB sees
it and promptly scoops it up in the only available receptacle, his own hand.

"So now what", thinks YB. "Dispose of the evidence, that's what!"
Only, instead of just flinging the poop overboard, he decides to dive
off the side of the boat. Into about two feet of water.

So he lands on his head on the sandy, mucky bottom. The force traveling
down his spine broke two of his ribs and knocked the wind out of him, so
he was gasping for breath, unable to move when MB got to him. His scalp
was abraded augering into the sandy bottom, so that the top of his head
scabbed over and when the scabs finally peeled off his hair went with
them (it grew back).

On hearing the story, my dad told YB that it was lucky for him that he'd
been with MB and not himself, 'cause if he'd thought YB had managed to
break his neck and paralyze himself doing something so stupid he'd have
pushed him under and sat on his chest for a while to finish the job.