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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Sure, the guy can do what he wants with his life. However, if he's a husband and a father, he has other responsibilities that are greater than himself. It's one thing to engage in risky behavior that might get you killed. But it's quite another to have a totally curable problem, especially one brought about by elective surgery, that, if left alone could really make life hard on your wife and kids. If the guy is single or retired or a widower, let him do what he wants. I'd be pretty PO'ed if I were his life insurer and the guy chose to die too. BTW, do JW's have a hard time getting life insurance? Seems to me most places would just assume an insured wants to stay alive. I guess some don't.
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I dunno, I don't think we have a right to judge. We all make moral/ethical choices about what we are willing to do in order to save our lives. In some cultures, the idea of using organs from the deceased is considered absolutely abhorrant. And what about stem cell research? Many are opposed to that.
In the extreme, well-to-do westerners are able to go to India to buy a kidney from someone for a transplant. Would we be failing our family if we refused to do that on moral principles?