BEASTIALITY

[Catholic_Lady]

Killing and eating animals is fine.  That's not mistreatment.  That's raising food.

You can euthanize a pet without their consent if they are in failing health, because you are effectively their legal guardian.  If a doctor says that a mentally ill patient who cannot give consent is terminally ill, with no chance of recovery, and is suffering (much like a pet) then I think a legal guardian should have the right to give the doctor authorization to euthanize the patient to end their suffering.  

Remember the case of Terri Schiavo?  It was around the same time as John Paul II died and Michael Jackson had his trial.  That was all that was in the news at the time.   Michael Jackson, the pope, and Terri Schiavo.  That's a case I think of when I think of this.

Now should there be a strict review of the third parties decision for euthanasia?  Sure.  But should someone have to suffer until they finally die if they have no chance for recovery?  I don't think so.

Well I think taking someone who is essentially brain dead off of a machine is not the same as euthanize a terminally ill mentally handicapped person without their consent... which is what we do to our pets. We are comparing apples to oranges here when we refer to a brain dead person who we pull the plug on, verses euthanize someone who can't give consent due to their handicap.   

I guess I don't really understand how it's ok to kill/eat an animal without their consent, but not ok to put peanut butter on your junk and have them lick it off without "consent." It isn't making much sense to me.   

Don't get me wrong, I do think doing the peanut butter thing is wrong, but wouldn't use "consent" as an argument for why it's wrong unless I can apply it to other scenarios.