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Extraordinary Methods of Medical Treatment and Persistent Vegetative States
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| omjaram 2005-03-19, 6:09 pm |
| A lot of goings on in the U.S. news lately around someone not leaving
their express desires regarding this subject in writing.
Therefore to avoid what I see as the degrading and hypocritical
manipulation of another's humanity, I wish to make this statement for
my family and friends to read. I am using this medium because I believe
my statement will be searchable in perpetuity (Thank you, google!).
I omjaroo, omjaram, Jared, do hereby state that under no circumstances
do I wish to be kept alive using "extraordinary" medical methods.
Should I be deemed to be in a persistent vegetative state I wish all
life support to be removed. I unequivocally believe in euthanasia and a
person's right to die should they so choose. (I also believe in
reincarnation and that wherever a person leaves off in this life they
will start up again in the next, so there is little use in deliberately
ending one's life early.) In addition when I die I wish that my
entire body be donated to science to be used and disposed of as needed.
Really though, because of my past and because I am poor, I doubt anyone
is going to go out of their way, to keep me alive. But just in case :-)
Namaste
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| omjaram 2005-03-19, 6:09 pm |
| In article <qXz_d.198708$JF2.188731@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>,
David <David@home.org> wrote:
> omjaram wrote:
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> Omjaram,
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> I understand your gesture and feel musch as you do about having my body
> kept alive in such a situation. But understand that the large majority
> of people who are fighting to "save" Schiavo wouldn't care that you have
> left this note.
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David,
Thank you for your comments.
I addition to being a social / philosophical / yogic comment intended to
encourage sharing / thought / discussion, my post really is a record of
my desire / intention in this regard, should anyone ever need to know.
Personally I don't care what happens to my empty vehicle once I am
through with it. I do not have any superstitious believes regarding dead
bodies. Social customs / traditions around death are for the living and
I think it is helpful for the living to know the intentions of the
deceased.
Namaste
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