Message Forum: Re: The Long Now & Immortality

Re: The Long Now & Immortality

Posted By: Eric Sleator, on host 68.7.40.26
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 12:36:09
In Reply To: Re: The Long Now & Immortality posted by Melanie on Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 10:38:45:

> Like, now, having a Dr. Kavorkian(sic?) unplug
> you is considered assisted suicide, even though
> you are dying through natural means.

No, I'm pretty sure Kevorkian actually administered people poisons (at their request, of course); loads of people are just pulled the plug on. The big deal about Kevorkian is that he made his patients' death active rather than passive.

-Eric Sleator

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Message:	> > Like, now, having a Dr. Kavorkian(sic?) unplug > > you is considered assisted suicide, even though > > you are dying through natural means. > > No, I'm pretty sure Kevorkian actually administered people poisons (at their request, of course); loads of people are just pulled the plug on. The big deal about Kevorkian is that he made his patients' death active rather than passive. > > -Eric Sleator
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