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...
>
>  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."