I don't know that I agree, at least not in this case. I don't thnk that a doctor who believes that abortion or euthanasia is wrong should be forced to perform such procedures. But this is a patient who wishes not to be euthanized. Since euthanasia is supposedly in the patient's best interests, shouldn't the patient have the final say as to what those interests are? Otherwise it's rather as if the state is saying "we know what is best for your health and we are going to do it no matter what you think."
Dana On 5/17/05, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dana wrote: > > > > Doctors challenge patient's final say on right to live > > By Alexandra Frean and Steve Bird > > > > > > THE Court of Appeal will decide this week whether it should be for > > doctors or patients to have a final say on withdrawing life-saving > > treatment. > > The case concerns Leslie Burke, 45, a terminally ill man with a > > degenerative condition, who won a High Court judgment last summer > > requiring doctors to honour his wish for life-prolonging treatment. > > In not time-critical treatments doctors should always have the right to > choose not to treat a patient. Whether the treatment is abortion, euthanasia > or tube feeding, doctors should not be required to provide a treatment they > don't feel to be morally justified. > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157985 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
