tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post3350404123935579392..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Boycott - Me Before You - "disability death porn."Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-19405718941411910382016-08-11T04:04:04.271-04:002016-08-11T04:04:04.271-04:00Dear Will.
Your daughter is a reflection that your...Dear Will.<br />Your daughter is a reflection that your life has irreplaceable value. Your choice to stay<br />has very much social dimension to it and it will be so even if your daughter does not exist because we are social beeings by nature. Your life has irreplaceable value in itself. I wish the best for you and your dear daughter! <br />Pavel<br />ps. What about granddoughter sometime down the road?Pavel Zvakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934447533475050272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-53237086314459384272016-08-08T01:22:48.924-04:002016-08-08T01:22:48.924-04:00First of all, it is just a movie. they tried to ca...First of all, it is just a movie. they tried to capture the "hopeless romance" theme, and they succeded. Second of all, how dare you think you know what is best for the character? if he knows he cannot find happieness(which is very hard for a quadrapalegic) then i dont blame him for ending his sufferingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592822522753226904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-80223238997582511972016-07-17T01:49:39.717-04:002016-07-17T01:49:39.717-04:00I don't have a problem with this movie or book...I don't have a problem with this movie or book. If I didn't have a two year old daughter I would to the same thing as Will. Why, because it's my fucking choice! I don't give a shit if anyone here has a problem with my choice. I've served my country 18 years, I've EARNED the right to my choice. Call it what you want Alex, still my choice. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167063717549001596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-10270127694645737912016-07-04T21:25:50.707-04:002016-07-04T21:25:50.707-04:00To clarify, 'suicide' in this context refe...To clarify, 'suicide' in this context refers to ending one's own life despite the possibility of continued life and happiness. That is what's portrayed in 'Me Before You', and I agree with you completely that it is immoral, both suicide and the movie. What I advocate is completely different. In situations where not only is the possibility of continued life and happiness impossible, but certainty that the last few months of life will become filled with crushing agony and/or the complete deterioration of ones's mind, THAT is where aid in dying is appropriate, and with the patient's informed consent shortly before whatever's left of their mind and dignity is taken away permanently. <br />This is a very sensitive subject, requiring calm reasoning. If you think this matter through, perhaps you will see that I'm not lying, nor am I playing word games. I don't expect any apology but only wish you well. Phoenix Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423047179775779573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-83303006075024018802016-07-03T23:42:20.074-04:002016-07-03T23:42:20.074-04:00Stop playing games aid in dying is just another na...Stop playing games aid in dying is just another name for euthanasia or assisted suicide. The problem with the euthanasia lobby and people like Phoenix is that they like to lie and cover-up and redefine language.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-55147750572057730422016-07-03T15:35:20.762-04:002016-07-03T15:35:20.762-04:00I'm not familiar with the relevant laws in oth...I'm not familiar with the relevant laws in other countries, but the end-of-life medical aid in dying, as described by compassionandchoices.org is defined as: Aid in dying (also known as death with dignity) is a <br />medical practice in which a terminally ill, mentally <br />capable adult with a prognosis of six months or less <br />to live may request, obtain and - if their suffering <br />becomes unbearable - self-ingest medication that <br />brings about a peaceful death. Prior to providing a <br />prescription for such medication, two doctors must <br />confirm that the person is fully informed and provide <br />the person with information about additional end-of-<br />life options, including comfort care, hospice and <br />pain control.<br />By the way medical aid in dying is NOT assisted suicide. Phoenix Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423047179775779573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-25901605343053332772016-07-02T16:48:32.582-04:002016-07-02T16:48:32.582-04:00Thank you Phoenix, but the reality is that euthana...Thank you Phoenix, but the reality is that euthanasia cannot be limited to those people who are only nearing death and it cannot be denied to people with recent disabilities. As is evident from the laws in the Netherlands, Belgium and now Canada, limiting lethal injection is considered discriminatory by people who promote euthanasia.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-27364882257976041532016-07-02T16:02:13.282-04:002016-07-02T16:02:13.282-04:00I firmly support physician-assisted euthanasia ONL...I firmly support physician-assisted euthanasia ONLY for people whose lives really are ending, not for those who might possibly have years ahead of them. That is all. Right before cancer, dementia or some other malicious diseases destroy's a person's mind is when ending one's life should be an option. I agree it should not be an option for people that are suddenly disabled, since they're likely to be emotionally damaged, temporarily incapable of seeing any possibility of a good, decent life ahead.<br />If this movie really does portray PAS as an act of love for others instead of a more dignified end to a life that IS ending, then I agree- it is sickening, misleading, making no useful contribution to the discussion of this very important topic.Phoenix Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423047179775779573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-42665775969448936122016-05-31T16:46:53.133-04:002016-05-31T16:46:53.133-04:00How arrogant to right off certain members of the h... How arrogant to right off certain members of the human race, who may have visible (or invisible) "handicaps"!Where is the humanity to our fellow man, in this anhilation of our "handicapable" brothers & sisters, who all have their special gifts to share? We must speak up now, before this becomes the new normal and the prevailing "treatment" for any conditions that may require care-givers, expensive medication and/or are deemed too costly by some goverment legislated board of pro-Euthanasia doctors. Why else would doctors in a small European country decide that the best "treatment" for P.T.S.D. is Euthanasia? Will those who fight for their countrymen in the military, or work as paramedics be next on list, as they have high incidences of P.T.S.D. too. In the dark future, will that too be their reward for bravely & unselfishly serving their country and their fellow citizen? Make your stand in whatever way you can against the negative hype in this movie and the distopian viewpoint it trys to portray as altruism.Please pray for our society as a whole & support the validity & dignity of every human life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717810547732248259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-85742225664838273162016-05-27T23:01:04.063-04:002016-05-27T23:01:04.063-04:00I hope and pray every disabled person be outraged ...I hope and pray every disabled person be outraged over this movie...It is sickening!!! May God's love and mercy be ever more abundantly given to my brave, handicapped brothers and sisters...We live in a very cruel world...Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235339663796118489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-66706020920229583832016-05-25T14:32:25.519-04:002016-05-25T14:32:25.519-04:00Like I said, death porn propaganda. I saw the rev...Like I said, death porn propaganda. I saw the review for this trash in the theatre and I threw up in my mouth a little. Okay, a lot. This is one in a string of movies on the you're disabled? Die already theme. It's almost as if they are grooming the watching public to accept that disabled people die by euthanasia after a bitter hopeless struggle. Well, I'm disabled and I ain't this fictional character. This is why the hidden agenda is so insidious: the pro deathists are so nice about what they say. Until you fight them.gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320587011761444462noreply@blogger.com