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SoLiDUS · 01-28-2003, 12:41 PM

Exactly. Cruel and unusual punishment...

BW, a contradiction does not necessarily exist when a person is against the
death penalty (the act of killing a person for a crime they've commited) but
pro-euthanasia: this stems from the fact that each one of us should have a
choice to end our lives without the consent of another (some exceptions can
be jotted down) whereas the death penalty takes away that person's life and
requires no consent. You might say that, for example, the murderer did not
give his victim a choice but this does not invalidate the idea because of the
fact that even though there are apparent similarities in between the two you
must remember that euthanasia is NOT synonymous with murder: you have
a choice.

The murderer might have killed a person and yet have a strong will to live,
no ? Why, exactly, should he be put to death when rehabilitation is a viable
alternative to a euthanasia operation with an unwilling patient ? Just a thought.

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SoLiDUS is Offline Senior Member Posts: 5,158 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada	01-28-2003, 12:41 PM Exactly. Cruel and unusual punishment... BW, a contradiction does not necessarily exist when a person is against the death penalty (the act of killing a person for a crime they've commited) but pro-euthanasia: this stems from the fact that each one of us should have a choice to end our lives without the consent of another (some exceptions can be jotted down) whereas the death penalty takes away that person's life and requires no consent. You might say that, for example, the murderer did not give his victim a choice but this does not invalidate the idea because of the fact that even though there are apparent similarities in between the two you must remember that euthanasia is NOT synonymous with murder: you have a choice. The murderer might have killed a person and yet have a strong will to live, no ? Why, exactly, should he be put to death when rehabilitation is a viable alternative to a euthanasia operation with an unwilling patient ? Just a thought.