Wednesday, October 05, 2005

supreme court action - a review...and rant...

I received word from Carrie Lucas that the disability activists totally outnumbered the pro death (and that IS what they are, it is rather pathetic, if I do say so.) by about 4 to 1. I listened to compassion in dying's briefing (it was free and advertised) They just seem so full of themselves.

Lets review the facts.
1. The last assisted suicide referendum was lost. After they paid millions of dollars to lobby for it's passage. They have been saying 80 percent of the public favors assisted suicide. Hrmm, I guess it is easy to bullshit the public when they are uninformed. Or Maine doesn't count????

2. The highest suicide rate for individuals in Oregon is elderly men. Hrmm, probably folks who lose bladder control after prostate cancer, have little or underfunded insurance, and dont want to be burdens to their families. Incontinence is never really spoken about in the US. In Europe, there is free medical care, and surprisingly good products for the issue. The final point is that isnt it easier for a doctor to sign a death with dignity script than have to worry about HMO quotas, medicare repayments or insurance payments?

3. Barbara Coombs Lee used to head a HMO. Creepy isnt it? She, Peter Singer and George Felos (Michael Schiavo's attorney) are the creepiest individuals i have seen. that doesn't have much to do with anything. more info soon.