In regard to Gregory Weber’s column on euthanasia, no one has proposed that everyone with a terminal disease be forcibly euthanized. People suffering from terminal diseases most certainly have a right to make their own personal decisions when it comes to treatment and the end of their own life. The key words here are their own life, Mr. Weber. It is their choice as an individual and between them and their God if they believe in one, no one else. There is no comparison between a depressed, otherwise healthy veteran where there is a possibility of recovery or treatment and someone dying of a fatal disease, for instance, Lewy Body Dementia or cancer. If your personal religious beliefs dictate suffering as a redemptive act of love, than by all means follow your beliefs. By saying “we don’t have the right to do wrong” you are not involved in other people’s end of life decisions nor should you be. We do not live in a theocracy.
- Mary Utz, Dayton
In his Aug. 18 column, Ray Marcano writes about the residents of Centerville and Bellbrook fighting a proposed apartment development. These residents recognize that not everyone is as financially comfortable as they are and those less fortunate must live in apartments (or homeless shelters or on the streets). Centerville and Bellbrook residents have no objection to apartments or the people who live in them. They just don’t want them in their neighborhood.
- Vic Presutti, Beavercreek