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where we no longer struggle with the culminating of peoples disabilities because it is abled or simply disposed of before they became a problem. Ladies and gentlemen this kind of society that is waiting for us, if we open and embrace the concept of euthanasia. Euthanasia is the intentional and direct killing of a patient by a physician or another member. It is most commonly done by useful lethal injection and was originally suggested as a compassionate means to end pain and suffering. Supporters of euthanasia argue that we should end lives that are worth no longer of living, so let me ask you a question what makes your life worth of living. I heard this story of a boy who was born without eyes, who would be never be able to walk and whose fingers

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