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Michelle Malkin has a slightly better articulation of what I was trying to say here.

Reader Greg Terry writes: “If left to fend for themselves, advanced stage Alzheimers patients will starve just like Terri S. Is that an acceptable course, if the husband says so now?”

Boy y’know, we’re spending a lot of money on cooks and nurses for my grandmother, and she’s not even advanced-stage yet. Maybe Michael Schiavo has a point…

Update:

Okay, I don’t want every other entry today to be Terri Schiavo, so this will just be a conglomeration.

Below I posted this poster, which I found via An Englishman’s Castle.

This poster reads: “This person suffering from hereditary defects costs the people 60,000 Reichmarks during his lifetime. People, that is your money. Read ‘New People’.”

And I was saying last night to Peter that I think it’s really interesting listening to people arguing which way this should go. But the expense thing just really freaks me out, because it’s so Nazi-Germany. Now PoliPundit quotes this:

Liberal Larry on the Terri Schiavo case:

Compassionate caregivers must always err on the side of Death with Dignity when the patient’s true wishes are uncertain, and they should be able to do so with a clear conscience. Once health care is nationalized and medical resources are strictly rationed, a progressive doctor-assisted suicide program such as Oregon’s will become a vital tool for keeping hospital beds open for those who truly need it. Religious extremists who are still hung up on all that “sanctity of human life” crap will be encouraged to draft a “Living Will” - a notarized document specifying their sincere desire to inconvenience doctors, loved ones, and society itself by remaining alive for another 40 years. This “Living Will” could be printed on a wallet-sized card that one would present to their doctor or dentist, explicity stating “I’m a Quaker. Due to my antiquated religious beliefs, I politely request that I not be euthanized on this visit. Yes, I know I have hallitosis that can kill a bull moose at 50 yards, but I’d like to pointlessly linger on for a few more years anyway, if you don’t mind.”

Once we free caregivers from the constrictive binds of guesswork and legal roadblocks, we can look forward to a bright future where the euthanization of undesirables is as natural, beautiful, and merciful as terminating unwanted pregnancies.

Do they even know what they sound like?!

If you think it’s merciful, fine. If you think it’s dignified, fine. I don’t agree. Half the country doesn’t agree. Fine. But this is just creepy.

Update II:

I love Charles Krauthammer. Like a breath of fresh air, ‘e is.

Update III: I know Blame Bush is satire, but my point is that it’s the same thing I was telling Peter last night. I’ve heard precisely that argument, but made seriously.