Quote Originally Posted by CountArach View Post
Which is the logical extreme of libertarianism.

Libertarians believe we should have our own lives in our hands and as such they cannot refuse euthanasia and still be logically consistent. Terminally ill people have as much choice over when their life ends as the rest of us, and if they are incapable of making that choice (such as in a permanent vegetative state) then their family should be able to make that choice for them. But the important thing to take from this is that at no point should the government try to stop them and a libertarian could not logically argue against that point because someone would have to legislate its illegality. And you really don't understand the purpose of euthanasia if you compare it to homicide.
Indeed. The principles of libertarism when it comes to being the master of your own destiny work pretty well here really. You don't have to agree with it but if you want to avoid dying from cancer the hard way it's possible, you won't have cough up your intestines or bleed from your anus. It isn't pretty to watch it's pretty damn horrible to watch in fact, but it's much much better than just withering and dying. Who is is the government to deny a somewhat nice death.