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Originally Posted by automaton 3
The Latimer case really bothers me. We must beyond question protect the weak and those who cannot defend for themselves.
However I can also imagine myself in Latimer's shoes. I know there's the whole arguements of "we can't judge someone else's quality of life, ect" and "if they couldn't handle it the should have put her in a care facility".
But at what point does it become ok to relieve a loved one from their incurable and unrelenting condition?
My grandpa died of massive internal cancer a few years ago. When it went into his bones he was in constant excrutiating pain that no amount of drugs would relieve. I am extremely thankful that this only lasted a few weeks, but really why is it ok to allow someone to suffer through their final days like that? Maybe not comparable to the Latimer situation where she wasn't terminally ill, but it raises the same types of questions in my mind.
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The more I think about the Latimer case, the more I believe that he wasn't ending her suffering, he was ending his responsibility for her. He justifies his actions by saying he was ending her suffering, but my understanding is that it was more her mental capacity that was diminished.