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Dear Editor,

I write in reference to an article published in the Jamaica Observer of April 26, 2013, entitled 'Euthanasia, an abuse against life'.

I am deeply appalled at the era in which we live and how cruel and heartless we have become.

The part that got me really furious was "now, the extension of euthanasia to infants and elderly people with mental injuries as well as those with cancer or schizophrenia is being discussed in Belgium".

Now, tell me, whose decision is it to determine whether someone should live or die? The hearts of men have indeed become as cold as ice, or even worse.

As someone with a loved one suffering from schizophrenia, I do not see a sick person as having a lesser right to life than anybody else; neither do any of the abovementioned persons to whom they are contemplating administering their stupid "solution". None of the said illnesses are instant death sentences, as persons with those illnesses are able to live a normal life just like everyone else.

Now, what if the masses decide to administer said treatment to them?

After all, they are the ones who have seemingly gone crazy.

Sobrena D Anderson

St Thomas

Euthanasia balanced

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