Friday, November 16, 2007

Better off dead?

An excellent post from Chelsea about the mentality that we should end others' lives to spare them suffering. An excerpt:

I too have been pointed out as someone whose quality of life has been diminished as a result of my injury and have actually been told by another individual that they would kill themselves if they were in my position. I don’t know a single person who would want to trade places with me. But but does that mean that I would be better off dead? And who is this man to decide whose life is a living hell?

Read the whole thing.

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