As I promised, In my logic class to begin the semister I was given an article to read. This article was published in the USA TODAY, Jan. 9, 1997 by Wesley J. Smith. He is an attorney for the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force and an author of Forced Exit. The Title was "Truth about 'assistance'" and speaks of the Court ruling that a decision by a duly appointed surrogate decision maker is, for all legal purposes, the decision of the patient himself or herself. I was asked to write one or more points that support the main point. I wrote the following: What is our nation’s view of life; do we protect the life of the disabled and vulnerable? Bob and Mary brought the value of life to nation head on last year, their daughter, Terri Schiavo, was staved to death when her husband had her feeding tube removed. Has assisted-suicide opened the door that one can make the judgments to kill another by torture? If we as a nation want to be known as a defender of life, we must respect all forms of life and care for one another.