Is the US headed towards a socialist government?

[kandrathe]

I dont know if you follow the case of Eluana Englaro in Italy.

We have had numerous cases in the US such as this, although mostly the legal wrangling is either because of one family member or some politician who wants to affirm their "Pro Life" position with their constituency.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you think about it) the only people who suffer are the relatives who are stuck with a dependent that is not quite dead. The almost dead person is not suffering, so mercy is not usually an issue in the cases where a person is in a permanent brain dead state. I think far more difficult are the terminally ill who would like to opt for a quick and more painless death. I suspect we are on the same side of this issue, in that I believe a person needs to make their own choices.