Re: Duty to Die
Our old governor, Dick Lamm, said something about the duty to die. Anyway, his position was fairly nuanced--the argument was that medical resources are limited, and employing artificial means to keep an older person's heart pumping for a little while longer when they might be put to better use.
But everything he said was reported as those three words--duty to die--and stupid old people went from there, talking about how Dick Lamm said they should commit suicide now just to make room or something.
There is just a type of person who will have an initial, very emotional response to some sound bite, and they'll spend enormous amounts of time and energy defending that reaction, rather than exploring and evaluating the more nuanced issue.
As for her what she actually said, I agree with #1 and not with #2. People should have the right to make a free, informed choice about ending their lives, but they should not be subjected to social pressure to do so.
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