The Duty to Die

By Thomas Sowell (April 27, 2001) A medical ethicist says that "health care should be withheld even for those who want to live" if they have already lived beyond the politically correct number of years -- which he suggests might be 75. He says that, after such a "full rich life" then "one is duty-bound to die." How did we get sucked into collectivizing decisions that were once up to individuals

http://capitalismmagazine.com/company/archives/2001april.htm

Unfortunately wrong link is posted for this article..Probably can get the right one next week, when they archive it if they don't fix the link sooner

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2001

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I see the link is for "Capitalism Magazine." Figures that a jerk like that would be the mouthpiece of their attitude.

I'm sure that given international attention like this, he has lived a richer life then most, and will be happy to bow out at 65. Or thirty, if he's even gotten to that ripe old age yet. Sheesh.

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2001

Hi Firemouse.. I think i can find lots to disagree with in both the "medical ethicists" viewpoint, and in Sowell's critique of it, which i suspect will amount to no more than saying he should be entitled to live to 160 if he is rich enough to pay for the latest in medical wizardry..

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2001