> Judith wrote: > If she's breathing on her own, without aid of respirators, but can't really > eat or drink without help, > then withholding food and drink is definitely murder, whether she would have > wished to die or not. >
Are you saying that legally? Morally it's questionable since it gets into the whole euthanasia thing. Legally I'm don't think it's murder since it's not really 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree murder. At most maybe it would be voluntary manslaughter since it would be the intent to kill, but without malice. However if you didn't even intend to kill, but just to "allow nature to take it's course" then how could anyone be charged with anything? I'm no lawyer, but I'd say that it's pretty grey, but I don't know much about criminal law. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151037 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
