tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post3504978893915122785..comments2023-11-03T03:38:18.095-07:00Comments on Outside The Asylum: Pre-natal euthanasiaTheodore M. Seeberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post-41856451047622032502013-07-31T07:44:19.320-07:002013-07-31T07:44:19.320-07:00"Most abortion and euthanasia have little or ..."Most abortion and euthanasia have little or nothing to do with disabilities."<br /><br />Most abortion yes, most euthanasia NO.<br /><br /><br />Which is why I said LATE TERM abortions, where the ratio flips to overwhelmingly because of prenatal diagnosis.<br /><br /><br />What is your case for euthanasia in the absence of disability? I'd certainly call the pain of terminal illness a disability- one that can go on for years.<br /><br /><br />As for my focus; it's likely because I've been told all my life that I can't do things because of this birth defect or that way my brain works or the migraines- and overcoming that has become a way of life for me.Theodore M. Seeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post-20382136745336689812013-07-30T03:02:39.497-07:002013-07-30T03:02:39.497-07:00You see everything as a plot against the disabled....You see everything as a plot against the disabled. Most abortion and euthanasia have little or nothing to do with disabilities. Theodore M. Seeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post-36687401033922278602013-07-29T11:33:28.941-07:002013-07-29T11:33:28.941-07:00I want to point out that they are *exactly* the sa...I want to point out that they are *exactly* the same concept, born out of the same fear- a fear of dealing with disability and dealing with the disabled.Theodore M. Seeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post-68280317376520924142013-07-29T09:54:11.396-07:002013-07-29T09:54:11.396-07:00"In what way is relieving a person's suff..."In what way is relieving a person's suffering by death before he is born not exactly the same as relieving a person's suffering by death after he is born?"<br /><br />Ted,<br /><br />The former is called abortion and the latter is called euthanasia. I don't see why you would want to muddy the waters byixing them up. Names are given to things so we can all know what we are discussing. Your reasoning escapes meTheodore M. Seeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post-1380768640580053302013-07-29T09:12:54.674-07:002013-07-29T09:12:54.674-07:00In what way is relieving a person's suffering ...In what way is relieving a person's suffering by death before he is born not exactly the same as relieving a person's suffering by death after he is born?<br /><br />After all, when used for birth control, abortion is usually done as quickly as possible- within a week or two of the woman finding out she is pregnant.<br /><br />Late term abortions are *all about relieving the suffering*, sometimes of the mother, but usually of the child. The majority of late term abortions are due to genetic anomalies and pre-natal defects.Theodore M. Seeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729840800201160730.post-90342896584218618682013-07-29T08:28:06.521-07:002013-07-29T08:28:06.521-07:00Euthanasia applies particularly to relieving a per...Euthanasia applies particularly to relieving a person's suffering by death. I don't know why you would apply it to situations that are covered by entirely different terminology. I believe there is a time and a place for euthanasia and I don't think it should be looked at as always wrong. It is certainly the right thing to do in certain circumstances.Theodore M. Seeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315945417122366201noreply@blogger.com