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From: Frank.Whitney@p0.f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Whitney)
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Subject: Re: Euthanasia
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Date: 5 Jun 91 12:57:57 GMT
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>What criteria do you use. I would be as concerned about the system being
>turned off when I did not wish as I would be about being forced to stay on
>it.

I believe that those are justifiable concerns.  At the present moment
I do not have a living will but I am going to be attending some
seminars on the subject.  I would say that when I were to draw up a
living will I would be very explicit as to the conditions at which I
would not want to have heroic measures used to save or prolong my
life.  I know that my mother has written a living will that just
stipulates that in any event she is not to have any life support
systems used at all.  I believe that is too vague and when I have one
drawn up it will be very specific.
Frank.

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