tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post8970452377810369200..comments2024-02-28T16:57:47.055+00:00Comments on Diary of a Donkeybody: Sideways thoughtsMichael Wenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756324780596609238noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-84760856592714484322010-10-11T15:57:29.750+01:002010-10-11T15:57:29.750+01:00Brian, I suspect the Foster family was more like t...Brian, I suspect the Foster family was more like that great video link of the dog and cat! <br />Anita, I'm not bitter about it, but am all too aware that there is a concerted campaign of persuasion in favour of physician-assisted suicide (voluntary euthanasia) - which would argue that personal autonomy is a mark of civilisation.Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-65320699502596554912010-10-09T12:17:31.286+01:002010-10-09T12:17:31.286+01:00Sorry - mis-read it! Thought you said The Foster...Sorry - mis-read it! Thought you said The Foster family..........Brotherly lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380733588125231811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-46752228743881139332010-10-08T16:28:31.662+01:002010-10-08T16:28:31.662+01:00"the average life expectancy is 88. In other ..."the average life expectancy is 88. In other words, euthanasing the terminally ill can't be justified on economic grounds because we already save the exchequer." Dear Michael, Don't allow yourself to become bitter about issues of public policy. It's simply not worth it, IMO. I do not believe euthanasia will become public policy in a civilized nation like Britain.Anita Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497909545167496189noreply@blogger.com