Reply #13: just for the sake of perspective,

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Let's look at it in the case of veterinarians instead of human doctors. Which is most morally acceptable, in the case of a suffering dog: putting the dog down (active euthanasia) or just letting the dog starve to death (passive)?

If you want to talk about morality and medicine, how about the question of uninsured Americans avoiding preventive health care on account of prohibitive costs....


edit: btw, I posted this before I read the post above from an actual vet....