Netherlands Hospital Euthanizes Babies

[Ally_Kat]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
This article from CNN has a different slant.

This is why --

New York Medical Producer Chris Gajilan contributed to this report.

They took the AP release and had their journalist rewrite/rework it.

[Seshmeister]

This happens every day all over the world with babies on ventilators.

I know it happens in the UK and I'm sure it does in the US.

If a baby on life support is in agony and cannot survive for more than a couple of months what do you do? It's not killing it's withdrawal of pointless treatment.

Sitting there making political capital about abortion when you're talking about the worst fucking decision a parent could ever have to make is not in good taste at all.

[Nickdfresh]

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[Seshmeister]

Spina Bifida is a grey area. It would have to be only in the most extreme cases.

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
This happens every day all over the world with babies on ventilators.

I know it happens in the UK and I'm sure it does in the US.

If a baby on life support is in agony and cannot survive for more than a couple of months what do you do? It's not killing it's withdrawal of pointless treatment.

As long as the parents are in full control of the course of action, I can support this. The doctors need to be completely advisory. The minute a "medical board" overrules a parents wishes and does otherwise, charges need to be filed.

[Lou]

Fuck you liberals, with absolutely ZERO respect for life.

"If parents want to euthanize a terminally ill or severely retarded child they should have that right.

I love how people oppose this; easy to be an armchair quarterback when the emotional and financial burden isn't yours."

Financial burden? So parents should have an executive decision to determine who lives and dies. FUCK YOU.

[Lou]

This is precisely why I will never, EVER vote for someone who's pro-choice (which is 99.9% of Democrats). I cannot bear to think of someone in office with these kinds of values.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Lou
Fuck you liberals, with absolutely ZERO respect for life.

"If parents want to euthanize a terminally ill or severely retarded child they should have that right.

I love how people oppose this; easy to be an armchair quarterback when the emotional and financial burden isn't yours."

Financial burden? So parents should have an executive decision to determine who lives and dies. FUCK YOU.

No, fuck all you hypocrites. The same people that sit here and decry abortion have no problem with the death and dismemberment of Iraqi children from "collateral damage." I don't need anybody lecturing me.

[Nickdfresh]

I guess this was okay because the kid was already born and his skin was brown huh Lou? Your tax dollars at work Lou!

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Lou
Fuck you liberals, with absolutely ZERO respect for life.

"If parents want to euthanize a terminally ill or severely retarded child they should have that right.

I love how people oppose this; easy to be an armchair quarterback when the emotional and financial burden isn't yours."

Financial burden? So parents should have an executive decision to determine who lives and dies. FUCK YOU.

What the fuck are you doing replyin in a thread about Europe you EUROPE HATER!

Ha!

[Drumvike]

Hey all.

Always good to see nice discussions like this, aspecially since the topic of this thread is taking place in my country of birth.

Basically this is a reply to the messages that LOU put in here.

Like everyone, I also have my opinions about this topic. However, I don't so much feel the need to express them in this thread. But it's a shame in my humble opinion that most people here seem to at least think about the subject before they write down their comments. LOU is, in this thread at least, unfortunately, the exception to the rule.

So, here goes:
Dear LOU, if you feel the need to express your views on this topic, please do so. It is your right to express your thoughts, like anyone else. However, it is a little bit poor to only come up with nasty language to people who have a different opinion than yours. And it's even poorer when you only say that something is bad, but you don't come up with your view.

Unfortunately, I am afraid that LOU is the kind of person who thinks that saying "F*** YOU" is enough to portray his opinion. If this is the case, at least I can say that I live in a country who has a good solution to get rid of these kind of narrow minded people. It's called 'Euthanasia'! :D

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by Drumvike


Unfortunately, I am afraid that LOU is the kind of person who thinks that saying "F*** YOU" is enough to portray his opinion. If this is the case, at least I can say that I live in a country who has a good solution to get rid of these kind of narrow minded people. It's called 'Euthanasia'! :D

Fuck off.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Drumvike


Unfortunately, I am afraid that LOU is the kind of person who thinks that saying "F*** YOU" is enough to portray his opinion. If this is the case, at least I can say that I live in a country who has a good solution to get rid of these kind of narrow minded people. It's called 'Euthanasia'! :D

Ignore Lou.

He's just worried that if euthanasia for retarded children becomes common place he'll get a knock at his door one night...

[ODShowtime]

Originally posted by Lou
Fuck you liberals, with absolutely ZERO respect for life.

Financial burden? So parents should have an executive decision to determine who lives and dies. FUCK YOU.

You're a gw supporter dude; listen to yourself. You personally validated a war in which uncounted 1000s have died. And you made it clear that you feel we should continue the crusade. That's what happened when you voted for gw, which you admitted to doing.

[Lou]

By voting for Bush it's not a mandate to continue the crusade. I refuse to put a pro-choicer in office. There is no meritorious defense for killing babies, none. I also never said I was for the war in Iraq.