You've made a good point for yourself Joy.  No one has the right to speak for
you.

Betty

In a message dated 04/20/2001 1:33:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Sorry this post is so outdated, I'm just getting caught up on mail.  First,
>  let me say that I'm hoping not to offend anyone with what I'm about to say.
>  I have a problem with the idea that all people with disabilities are (or
>  should be) anti-euthanasia.  Why should we all feel a certain way, just
>  because we were dropped into a common category of disability by fate?
>  Whether I was disabled or not, I would still want to live a life that was
>  full of dignity and relatively free of pain.  When it becomes impossible
for
>  me to do that, I do not wish to live anymore.  To me, everyone should have
>  choices.  No one should be forced to live a life they do not want, just as
>  no one should be forced to die.
>