Arguments in Favor of Euthanasia: 1. Personhood – The argument is simple: someone in an irreversible coma is no longer a person but only a biological organism. The distinction is often made between a person’s biological life, or physical existence, and one’s biographical life, or the aspects of one’s life that make it meaningful. One’s biographical life is the sum total of one's goals, desires, dreams, plans, accomplishments and relationships. Medical science has made it possible to retain one’s biological life after having lost one’s biographical life. Thus the individual exists only as a body, having lost the essence of what it is that makes him/her a person. Hence it is not murder to terminate what remains of one’s mere biological existence. 2. Quality of Life – In cases of unrelenting and unrelievable suffering where there is no reasonable hope of improvement, life ceases to be worth living. In such cases, an individual or his/her family ought to be free to say “enough is enough” and put an end to such incessant misery. No one should be compelled to live a life that they no longer regard as life worth living. 3. Mercy – We extend mercy to animals when we put them out of their misery. Why should we be less merciful to humans? 4. Utilitarian concerns – Most people cannot afford to underwrite the expense of keeping a terminally ill or comatose person alive. To do so places an unfair burden on other members of the family. Why should tax dollars and precious hospital space and technology be expended to perpetuate the life of someone who will never function in society again when there are other, potentially productive people, who cannot receive proper care?

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables, Grains, Eggs, Dairy	Swiss	Meats, Vegetables	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Unsalted Margarine
2	sm	Carrots; peel — chop fine
1	md	Yellow onion — chop fine
1/2	sm	Green pepper; seed — chop
		Fine
1/2	sm	Red pepper; seed — chop
		Fine
1	ts	Dried sage — crumbled
1	lg	Egg white — lightly beaten
1	lb	Lean ground turkey
1	c	Soft white bread crumbs — 2
		Slices
1/3	c	Low-sodium ketchu[
2	oz	Swiss cheese — cut 1/4"
		Cubes
1/4	ts	Black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

I substitute no-fat mozzarella for swiss cheese to reduce the fat grams.
Melt the margarine in a medium-size heavy saucepan over low heat. Add the
carrot, onion, green pepper, red pepper and sage; cook, covered, stirring
occasionally, until the veggies are soft-8 to 10 minutes. Preheat the oven
to 375~. In a large bowl, combine the egg white, ground turkey, crumbs,
ketchup, cheese and black pepper. Add the cooked veggies and mix well.
Place 10 2-1/2" foil cupcake liners in the cups of 1 lg or 2 sm muffin
pans. Spoon 1/3C of the turkey-veggie mixture into each of the lined cups.
Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until the loaves are lightly
browned and firm to the touch. Cool the meat loaves in the pan upright on a
wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove the loaves and wrap each one in plastic
wrap or aluminum foil. These freeze well. Cal 135; Fat 8gr
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