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<DIV>I would be bursting with more comments if you took time to lay yours out,
but I will just note that Christopher Reeves (1) was not on life support
equipment, (2) did not request that such equipment be turned off, and (3) most
important of all, no person holding political or judicial office had the
unmitigated gall to make it a matter of public discussion WHETHER he should or
should not do so. It was left to him and his family. Suicide has never been the
issue. There is a tremendous difference between committing an act that ends your
life, and dispensing with external means to prolong it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>On Tue, 10 May 2005 09:52:38 -0400 <A
href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A> writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=940194313-10052005><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>I'm with
Jeanene.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940194313-10052005><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>I'm
bursting with comments but simply do not have time to write
them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940194313-10052005><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Let me just
say that Christopher (Superman) Reaves' greatest contributions to society came
AFTER he became a quadriplegic and AFTER he overcame his initial bout of
depression.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940194313-10052005><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940194313-10052005><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Had he
committed suicide in that depression, which he contemplated, the world would
have been the worse for it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940194313-10052005><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>I have much
else to say, from both sides of my mouth, but not the time to say
it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT face="Kaufmann Bd BT" size=5>
<P><FONT face="Kaufmann Bd BT" size=5>greenBubble</FONT> </P></FONT>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net
[mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 09, 2005 8:10
PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GCFL-discuss] Re: New Advance
Directive<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I couldn't disagree more
strongly with your forward, Siarlys.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I don't even feel like
making comments. I just didn't want people to think that we are all in
agreement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Jeanene</FONT></DIV>
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