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Woman who doesn't want to die poor and ugly
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 mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 02 Dec 15 8.31am |
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Too late for me I was born poor and ugly, but seriously folks, she tried to top herself with champagne and pills and is refusing dialysis. Guardian story [Link]
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jamiemartin721  Reading 02 Dec 15 10.49am |
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I'm not so sure that is necessarily her motive though. Certainly the overdose came following a diagnosis of breast cancer, and that caused enough damage for her kidneys to pack up. Quite agree with her though, to an extent, life is not about quantity, but quality. She is an adult and mentally capable of making decisions, and clearly places a great emphasis on a way of life, she will no longer be able to engage in. The tragedy here is maybe that we as a society will make her die of renal failure , from refusal of dialysis treatment, rather than allowing her to euthanize quickly and certainly a lot less painfully.
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| rob1969 Banstead Surrey 02 Dec 15 12.17pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Dec 2015 10.49am
I'm not so sure that is necessarily her motive though. Certainly the overdose came following a diagnosis of breast cancer, and that caused enough damage for her kidneys to pack up. Quite agree with her though, to an extent, life is not about quantity, but quality. She is an adult and mentally capable of making decisions, and clearly places a great emphasis on a way of life, she will no longer be able to engage in. The tragedy here is maybe that we as a society will make her die of renal failure , from refusal of dialysis treatment, rather than allowing her to euthanize quickly and certainly a lot less painfully. Agree we should all have the right to refuse treatment.
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| Part Time James 02 Dec 15 12.37pm |
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Dec 15 12.54pm |
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Quote rob1969 at 02 Dec 2015 12.17pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Dec 2015 10.49am
I'm not so sure that is necessarily her motive though. Certainly the overdose came following a diagnosis of breast cancer, and that caused enough damage for her kidneys to pack up. Quite agree with her though, to an extent, life is not about quantity, but quality. She is an adult and mentally capable of making decisions, and clearly places a great emphasis on a way of life, she will no longer be able to engage in. The tragedy here is maybe that we as a society will make her die of renal failure , from refusal of dialysis treatment, rather than allowing her to euthanize quickly and certainly a lot less painfully. Agree we should all have the right to refuse treatment. I think if you are going to allow someone to refuse treatment, that will inevitably be fatal, its not a big step to go the rest of the way and help them avoid a painful death from toxin build up, and organs shut down. Its odd that we're quite moral about sparing animals the suffering we demand that humans must go through. Obviously a legal frame work, and rulings, should be required, as well as establishing a sound mind and terminal consequence. Generally I'd be wary of making euthanasia too easily accessible or uncontrolled, but in this matter a judge has ruled, and independent sources have established that its her choice and that she is of sound mind.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Dec 15 12.55pm |
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Quote Part Time James at 02 Dec 2015 12.37pm
Would Did. I smashed her backdoors in so hard, her kidneys failed.
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| Part Time James 02 Dec 15 12.56pm |
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| bubble wrap Carparks in South East London 02 Dec 15 4.01pm |
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| Part Time James 02 Dec 15 4.03pm |
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Dec 15 5.06pm |
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Given that being poor and ugly are relative judgements, suicide seems a bit of an over reaction, when you could just move up north. I went to Hull once, and I swear I was the only person who actually had thumbs.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Dec 15 5.07pm |
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I hope you remained professional and finished the job.
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| dannyh wherever I lay my hat....... 02 Dec 15 7.53pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 02 Dec 2015 5.06pm
Given that being poor and ugly are relative judgements, suicide seems a bit of an over reaction, when you could just move up north. I went to Hull once, and I swear I was the only person who actually had thumbs.
"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'" |
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