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An honest question
#1 · April 2, 2005, 2:48 pm
Posted by: doughboyinc <doughboyinc@...>
Greetings, all.
The tragady surrounding Terry Shievo's death has got
me thinking...
Note: This question is NOT meant to directly apply
to Terry S's situation, but to be a general discussion
question.
I believe life is sacred, from the moment of
conception to the moment of death. I believe that
both moments are to be wholly in God's hands. What if
someone is being kept alive solely by machines? With
are current state of medicine, is it possible to keep
a person alive by machine indefinately? If so, is it
theoretically possible for someone in this condition
to be kept alive literally forever? Is it right to
keep someone alive by outside devices forever?
Where's the line where someone is alive and someones
body is functioning, but not alive? Is there a line?
I guess it all comes down to this: How is death defined?
The tragady surrounding Terry Shievo's death has got
me thinking...
Note: This question is NOT meant to directly apply
to Terry S's situation, but to be a general discussion
question.
I believe life is sacred, from the moment of
conception to the moment of death. I believe that
both moments are to be wholly in God's hands. What if
someone is being kept alive solely by machines? With
are current state of medicine, is it possible to keep
a person alive by machine indefinately? If so, is it
theoretically possible for someone in this condition
to be kept alive literally forever? Is it right to
keep someone alive by outside devices forever?
Where's the line where someone is alive and someones
body is functioning, but not alive? Is there a line?
I guess it all comes down to this: How is death defined?
S.D.G.
steve brown
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