T_Bone wrote:
What I definately wouldn't want though, is for the government to ASSUME that's what I want, even though my parents insist it isn't, and ORDER MY DEATH because of it.
I would hope unless someone could PROVE I wanted to die, I would be fed.
Well, it may seem like nitpicking, but what is meant with 'you' and 'I' when the brain is dead, atrophied and all functions we associate with normal human consciousness are gone? As far as I, in my current conscious state can make out/decide, I will be dead, and irreversibly so. I even think doctors use this as a definition of 'death'. What reasons are there to keep on feeding me (or you) under such conditions? Keep in mind that this is the crux of the matter. If there were still noticable higher brain functions, there is still a chance that 'you' are around. In this case, there are none.
