Re: [AI] Disability – a fate worse than death? By Stella Young

2013-10-18 Thread Shireen Irani
a very serious and pertanant post indeed. of course fitting this discussion in the indian context seems too far fetched now, because of our extremist moral standards. the other serious repurcussion of not legalising volentory death, is the recourse to more drastic measures like seuiside etc, or eve

[AI] Disability – a fate worse than death? By Stella Young

2013-10-18 Thread avinash shahi
As a disabled person, I'm relieved at the defeat of the voluntary assisted dying bill yesterday. Doctors might know about our biology, but it doesn't mean they know about our lives theguardian.com, Friday 18 October 2013 05.22 BST The Dignitas centre for assisted dying in Switzerland. Photograph: D