Quote Originally Posted by Navaros
you can not "abort" or "terminate" a baby. only murder one.

and no one has the moral right to decide who is worthy to be murdered, and who is not. if Jonny really had such an agonizing life, then he could have killed his own self if he chose to do so. he is the only one who has the moral right to dictate if he wants to die or not.
Sometimes the beings cannot dicide for themselves so they must be assisted. You're right about that only one has the right to take such a determination on our own life, but people in extreme pain, in vegetal state or a baby have no capacity to decide for themselves, so compassion has to be the rule here. Also think on the tutors of the incapacitated (when it's of such grade) that must take care of him because nobody can do it, spend money (it may seem cruel, but i think it's more cruel to keep that pointless life in pain) and can't go back to their lives normally or superate the problem and make them suffer too. The consentiment must be presumed in certain cases of such grade that the most compasive way to take is the one of termination of life.