Montana judge: man has right to assisted suicide

sasquatch

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Sat Dec-06-08 03:10 PM
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Montana judge: man has right to assisted suicide

Source: Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. – A Montana judge has issued a ruling saying residents of the state have the right to doctor-assisted suicide.

The ruling issued late Friday by state District Court Judge Dorothy McCarter makes Montana the third state in which doctor-assisted suicide is legal.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081206/ap_on_re_us/montana_assisted_suicide;_ylt=Alhp4ppblWkWPRljkjVQEVVvzwcF

Wow, Montana sounds really cool now.

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Uben

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Sat Dec-06-08 03:16 PM
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1. About friggin time! nt

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ixion

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Sat Dec-06-08 05:08 PM
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6. no doubt n/t

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anonymous171

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Sat Dec-06-08 03:17 PM
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2. Montana is a pretty libertarian state.

Ron Paul got 25% there during the Republican Primaries.

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truthisfreedom

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Sat Dec-06-08 03:20 PM
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3. Hark! Do thou hearest what I hear?

The sound of thousands of fundies racing to Montana with protest signs?

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Triana

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Sat Dec-06-08 03:21 PM
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4. Excellent! I hope to have that right someday too. n/t

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stray cat

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Sat Dec-06-08 03:45 PM
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5. This may get a trip to the supreme court

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antimatter98

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Sat Dec-06-08 05:27 PM
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7. Excellent news. It should be our right nationwide. n/t

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davidthegnome

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Sat Dec-06-08 05:51 PM
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8. Good to hear

A few things about it worry me though. Chief among them my worry that in the future it could become legal for depressed young people to do the same.

I might make that choice if I had a fatal illness... but chances are I'd do it myself in an unassisted manner (if I was capable of doing so). Still I'm glad that some will have that option available to them. Damn tough choice to make.

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shireen

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Sat Dec-06-08 07:20 PM
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9. excellent ruling, but i wonder how long it will last .... nt

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Sat Dec-06-08 07:21 PM
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10. Is Montana not very religious?

I don't know their historical makeup and was wondering if Montana doesn't have very many fundies? I know it is a very rural state.

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Sun Dec-07-08 12:52 AM
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11. Great to see this -- simply another NATURAL RIGHT taken from us ----

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