- LETTER TO MS MORTIMER 23/10/06
(contribution from a reader) -
This letter has been
retyped by “Choice” from a hand written one for clarity purposes only: It is
in response to Ms Mortimer reply to his enquires regarding her stated position
regarding VE etc.
23/10/06
Name & Address not disclosed
Dear Ms Mortimer
Thank you very much for your prompt and comprehensive reply to my recent
enquiry.
I am of course aware that elections cannot be reduced to “single issue”
contests however, at my age (a mere 75 years), I am seeing ever more of my
friends, acquaintances and former colleagues going down roads I have no wish
to travel.
It is not my intention that people of indifferent health should, after a given
age, “be put down” – I do however want to deny the government and the diverse
pressure groups, the right to plug me into a life support machine and / or
charge with murder, manslaughter or unethical behavior, doctors who may be
inclined to concur with my wishes regarding end of life decisions as expressed
in various, as yet not legally binding documents, completed by me.
As you state, and is also quietly admitted: a form of euthanasia can take
place under the guise of palliative care.
I want that my doctor can comply with my wishes without the fear of some
nursing staff with inflexible “moral” persuasions causing him to be prosecuted
for helping me to ease out of this life. It is for this reason alone I see
appropriate legislation is essential.
I do not deny the rights of those who wish to linger on.
I do deny the right of those people to dictate that I should do likewise.
To your points 1) 2) and 3)
* If indeed people flee Holland for fear of euthanasia, another group go
there, and to Switzerland , as they did here in the Northern Territory , in
order to escape the legal restraints of their own country.
* Re Population Control: Please tune in to Minister Tony Abbott who is
fiercely anti euthanasia and totally opposed to the abortion pill.
* Not For Resuscitation: Ambulance Officers are duty bound to resuscitate even
if you had Do Not Resuscitate tattooed on your forehead.
Again, thank you for your time and thoughts on this matter and I wish the
outcome of the forthcoming election may be encouraging for you.
Kind regards
(Signature not disclosed)
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