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Jolie Rouge · 01-26-2005, 05:15 PM

This is where I have a problem with this - determining someone's "Quality of Life" as a standard for euthanasia.

I have a niece who is severely autistic. She rarely communicates with us, being lost in her own world. At 15, she has a working vocabulary of about 15 words, speaks maybe 5, wears diapers, can not feed or dress herself ( she still eats baby food because she also has problems swallowing ); uses a wheel chair because she can only walk short distances. Should she be "put down" ? When her caregiver is "entitled" to her estate - is it grounds for her death by starvation because her continued existance is "inconvient" for someone else ?

01-26-2005, 05:15 PM	#34 (permalink)
Jolie Rouge C & P Queen Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lan astaslem ! Posts: 38,136 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 1,465 Thanked 3,534 Times in 1,949 Posts	Re: Appeals court: Terri Schiavo parents cannot intervene This is where I have a problem with this - determining someone's "Quality of Life" as a standard for euthanasia. I have a niece who is severely autistic. She rarely communicates with us, being lost in her own world. At 15, she has a working vocabulary of about 15 words, speaks maybe 5, wears diapers, can not feed or dress herself ( she still eats baby food because she also has problems swallowing ); uses a wheel chair because she can only walk short distances. Should she be "put down" ? When her caregiver is "entitled" to her estate - is it grounds for her death by starvation because her continued existance is "inconvient" for someone else ? __________________ Laissez les bon temps rouler! Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. a 4 day work week & sex slaves ~ I say Tyt for PRESIDENT!** Not to be taken internally, literally or seriously ....Suki ebaynni IS THAT BETTER ?