[extropy-chat] RE: [wta-talk] The Vatican on Schiavo

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Simon Smith <simon at betterhumans.com> wrote:
> 
> "Nobody can assume the right to put an innocent person to death."
> 
> Is it just me, or does all this open the door to promoting life
> extension for people who actually *want* to stay alive longer? If the
> Church condemns *not* using science and technology to keep someone
> alive longer, must it not logically then support using science and
> technology to keep everyone alive longer? 
> 
> The Schiavo affair is being used by the Christian Right as pro-life
> propaganda, but I think that it could just as easily be used by
> transhumanists for pro-longevity propaganda.
> 
> By the way, the Vatican's position is quite hypocritical given that a
> few weeks ago it was promoting the Pope's suffering with Parkinson's
> as
> a model for the world, saying that far too many healthcare resources
> are
> spent on individuals in wealthy nations. How much has it cost to keep
> Schiavo alive in a vegetative state? 

Hypocriticality is irrelevant. Schiavo won a $1.3 million award for her
injuries, which her husband and his live-in girlfriend and her two kids
by him are seeking to keep as much of....

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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