Texas Supreme Court Slaps Down Big Brother

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
My life is not yours to save against my will.

I agree if you're suffering from a painful terminal illness and want euthanasia, but I disagree in the case of irrational suicides (i.e. if the person is in good health etc.). I agree with the current laws that say a person can be put in a psychiatric hospital against their will if they're at risk of harming themselves or others.

Suicide is one of the very few things which I'd say a person shouldn't have the right to choose for themselves.

Originally posted by karnachz
I agree if you're suffering from a painful terminal illness and want euthanasia, but I disagree in the case of irrational suicides (i.e. if the person is in good health etc.). I agree with the current laws that say a person can be put in a psychiatric hospital against their will if they're at risk of harming themselves or others.

Suicide is one of the very few things which I'd say a person shouldn't have the right to choose for themselves.

It's not for you to decide if I'm rational.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
No, but if you start abusing children, you should be put away.

Yes.

Originally posted by hany3
I agree if you're a legal adult, otherwise your life is not yours yet. At least that's what the law currently states.

I agree. I was responding to this:

In the case of extreme harms, I'd say even adults can't consent to them.... like mass suicide, for example

Originally posted by no1marauder
Who'd have thought you'd get a libertarian decision out of the TSC? But they upheld an appellate court ruling that the mass seizure of 460 children of members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was not warranted by Texas law.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/29/texas.polygamists/index.html


Even members ...[text shortened]... A five page decision from a group of judges on such a high profile case? I'm impressed.

Ok, so they will let the 460 children stay with the Fundamentalist church but will not let the polygamists marry? Sounds reasonable to me. 😀

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
It's not for you to decide if I'm rational.

There's a difference between appraising the rationality of a person and appraising the rationality of a particular action.

Originally posted by karnachz
There's a difference between appraising the rationality of a person and appraising the rationality of a particular action.

And there's a difference between appraising and acting on your appraisal when it the action has nothing to do with you or any unwilling person.

Don't be a meddling prick. Suicide is none of your business unless you're consulted.