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Originally Posted by danielf
The law's been looked at by a number of judges judge who have concluded that there is no reason to limit acceptable circumstances to unbearable physical suffering. The initial verdict was, as far as I can tell, appealed precisely with the intent to determine how the law should be interpreted. No attempts were made to legislate against this interpretation of the law, so it would seem the powers that be are content with it.
Personally, I don't see why unbearable emotional suffering (provided there is no or little prospect for improvement, as laid down in the law). The simple fact that it may be easier to imagine intolerable physical suffering does not alter the fact that emotional suffering may be just as intolerable.
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And there we have it, the laws been changed to allow circumstances other than those suffering from the most severe physical pain. It'll be changed again soon to allow children the same rights whose to say where opening this Pandora's box will end.