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It makes a lot of sense.
Joy, I don't want to uphold one side of an argument just because I happened
to start a debate from that perspective. Let me think about what you said,
okay? I promise to answer tomorrow. I'm just too tired tonight to think
straight.
Betty
In a message dated 04/21/2001 7:47:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I agree with you, Betty. My goal is to become a disability rights attorney,
> working on representing ADA litigants and strengthening the legislation.
> But, I think you misunderstand my point...
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> I just don't understand why euthanasia is a disability rights issue. To
me,
> a disability rights issue is something that affects all disabled people
> uniformly - barriers, discrimination, etc. The right to life/death is not
> something that people with disabilities can all agree on and present a
> united front on. Therefore, it's less of a disability rights issue than a
> human rights issue.
>
> Since it's not something that is wanted by all disabled people, I don't see
> how it relates to the disabled community any more than it does to the human
> community at large. The disabled community has the same disagreements
> (whether they're about abortion, race, politics, or euthanasia) as the
> global community does. We are a cross-section of humanity. It doesn't
seem
> right to take your viewpoint and say that taking a stand on it is taking a
> statement on disability rights.
>
> I'm having a hard time expressing what I want to say... hopefully this
makes
> some sense.
>
Betty
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
"I will either find a way or make one."
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