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Unspeakable Conversations

In 2003, the NY Times Magazine ran an article, Unspeakable Conversation , an examination of an argument focusing on two people, one Princeton philosophy professor Peter Seeger, and one disability advocate, Harriet Johnson, who recently passed away . Seeger is a proponent of the idea that society needs to allow euthanisa of the disabled and/or severaly handicapped. Below, are some of my comments - I was unable to recover the full text of my posts - I made in the NY times forum linked to the article: 'Unspeakable Conversations' #313 - igoeja 8:56 PM ET February 16, 2003 One Overwhelming Sentiment: Brava! Unlike many, maybe most, threads hosted by the NY Times, the overwhelming response in this forum has been profound agreement and support. It brings tears to my eyes. 'Unspeakable Conversations' #243 - igoeja 12:07 PM ET February 16, 2003 A Reflection on our Reflection Are we a humane society, or one that rids itself of its weak? The odius political and social agenda whi