Lindsey 0 #26 December 10, 2007 There are lots of better ways to alleviate pain than Tylenol.... Cerebral Palsy, in itself, doesn't make a person's life meaningless. If the child was in pain, I'd say give her pain control. The fact that she was only prescribed Tylenol makes me wonder how much pain she was actually in. I haven't seen her medical information, obviously. There's a LOT that can be done medically, compassionately, for pain control short of killing the person. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #27 December 10, 2007 At the time of the trial, there was plenty of footage of his daughter on TV and such, she was everything that was described in court, in constant pain, agony, massively deformed, hopeless in every way except to stay breathing and suffering. i have no problem at all with the mercy killing as an option. Everything has a place in our society, just not in all circumstances. Abortion, mercy killing, death penalty, etc. All these ethical issues are just that, ethical issues. But for every one of them, there are plenty of examples where they would be viable and plenty where they would not be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danger 0 #28 December 10, 2007 The 12 year old girl (Tracy) weighed 40 lbs at the time of her death. She could not walk, talk or feed herself. Tracy was in constant, excruciating pain. She had been operated on repeatedly and was due for an operation to remore part of her femur. The anti-seizure drugs she was on would interfer with the pain medication hence the Tylenol. See http://www.robertlatimer.net/story/tracysillness.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #29 December 10, 2007 Quote If the child was in pain, I'd say give her pain control. The fact that she was only prescribed Tylenol makes me wonder how much pain she was actually in. I haven't seen her medical information, obviously. There's a LOT that can be done medically, compassionately, for pain control short of killing the person. From the first article: Quote Tracy was in constant, excruciating pain yet, for reasons not entirely clear, could not be treated with a pain-killer stronger than Tylenol. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #30 December 10, 2007 Quote There are lots of better ways to alleviate pain than Tylenol.... Cerebral Palsy, in itself, doesn't make a person's life meaningless. Agreed, but ... "Tracy was a 40-pound quadriplegic, a 12-year-old who functioned at the level of a three-month-old. She had been repeatedly operated on and at the time of her murder was due for more surgery, this time to remove a thigh bone. She could not walk, talk or feed herself, though she responded to affection and occasionally smiled. Tracy was in constant, excruciating pain yet, for reasons not entirely clear, could not be treated with a pain-killer stronger than Tylenol." ...when you add the above, how much 'meaning' would you suppose? Would you agree with the govt's position that "her life had value and quality"? My question was what medical alternatives were available to him since for reasons I don't understand only tylenol was used for pain control.----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #31 December 10, 2007 I have no idea whose point of view the "constant, excruciating pain" comment is from. It's difficult for me to imagine that she was in that much pain and only treated with Tylenol. I'd bet there's probably more to it than is presented in that article. but I'm just guessing. I can't comment on how much value or quality her life had. All I know of this is what's printed in a newspaper. I'd just be REAL slow to condone killing any child. Not knowing the parent or the child, caring for a child with such great needs would undoubtedly be very difficult. With the wrong kind of parent, it'd be an easy argument to say that her suffering was too great to let her continue living, while in reality it was too stressful for the parent. I can't just assume that this guy was being completely altruistic. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
