He is urging that policy decisions be made on the basis of his ideas. If Singer's approach were to be put into law, as he wants, a new class of non-citizens would be created. When people assume mental capacity, they tend to find mental capacity. When people assume mental incapacity, they tend to find mental incapacity. To demand that people assumed to be incapable pass a higher test than those assumed to be capable merely to stay alive is simply unjust.
Singer claims to be speaking for the vast majority of non-disabled people.
He claims he is only saying what everyone else thinks. We in the disability community call for a clear statement on the part of people without disabilities that we are entitled to the equal protection of the law. If you want to post a completely new article on any topic you like, click here. You can remain completely anonymous if you like by leaving these fields empty. Click HERE to return to the main Neurology WebForum Homepage.