Two good letters and a true piece by Roger in The Weekend Sun July 30 2010.
The letters on euthanasia, how right. Let us elderly go if we want to and sign up for it. Why should the 'do gooders” and churches have the final say? Recently I had to have my old dog put to sleep at nearly 15. All the people that have spoken to me about my loss, and there have been many, Sam and I were well known, have all said, ‘Why can't we do that for us?' I for one have no family, so why should someone else be expected to care for me if I should get unable to care for myself. I have a medic alert bracelet ‘no resuscitation'. I only hope if it comes to it and I have a ‘turn' someone takes note. Roger's piece on the child abuse, how true, though no doubt some PC types will complain. I've always said any couple can mix body fluids together, but whether they can cope with the result is another matter entirely. Good on you Roger for your views.
A Rittey, Tauranga.