i don't think extraordinary effort to keep someone alive is necessary. keep
people fed, watered, as comfortable and as painless as possible and let
whatever take place in a natral way. don't help death along either.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy C Curtis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: assisted suicide (long response


Hi,

I've been seriously thinking about this issue.  Although personally, I
would never consider it.  It's all a question of balance.  Do we want to
keep someone who can't think, speak, move, alive just to satisfy our need
to be needed?  What about people who have terminal illnesses who are in
constant pain and have only 2 months to live?  Should we make them suffer
just because we don't want to be without them?

On the other hand, people who don't have a terminal illness shouldn't
even have that option.  They should receive counseling and be informed
about the different options that are available to them.

Cindy Curtis