[ExI] right to try bill

Dave Sill sparge at gmail.com
Fri Sep 23 19:31:44 UTC 2016


On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:15 PM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> ​If I could only ask one question to a presidential candidate to gauge
> their Libertarian tendencies it would be "Should terminally ill patients
> be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?";  isidewith.com
> asked them this very question and here are the results:
>
> Donald Trump
> ​ refused to answer.
>> Hillary Clinton
> ​ said "yes".
> Gary Johnson
> ​ said "​
> Yes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully
> understand this choice
> ​".
>
> I find it very interesting that ​
>> Hillary Clinton
> ​ gave a more libertarian answer than the Libertarian Party candidate.
>>

That doesn't mean anything. She's reversed herself many times and I
seriously doubt she'd approve it without a psych exam. Dont' zing Johnson
for giving a more complete answer.

A more telling question would be "Should adults be allowed to end their
lives?"

-Dave
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