The following letter which was published in the VictoriaTimes Colonist on July 23/2007 is a current example of how seriously self righteous individuals are able to regurgitate the fraudulent medical fabrications of the Saskatchewan Justice Department prosecutors. A medical fabrication "better pain medication was available" [pages 148 line 128, and page 160 line 652] is the most crucial element of the Supreme Court of Canada's January 18/2001 decision to imprison me for life.

If Canadian's follow the logic of this letter they would understand that Tracy would have "loved lemon pie" FORCE FED [page 135] through a feeding tube "the law requires" [page 161].

Our situation should be decided by the conciences of a fairly selected jury. Not racks of judges easily led by the fraudulent fabrications of prosecutor's that don't make sense to ordinary thinking people.

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TIMES COLONIST MONDAY JULY 23 2007

Tracy Latimer deserved to live

Re: "Did Latimer's daughter have a choice?", July 10
The writer contends Tracy's disability was not a factor in her father's decision to end her life, but that Tracy was in excruciating pain.
Many people are prepared to make judgments about Tracy Latimer's life without knowing the details of her situation. There has been much confusion between Tracy's pain and her disability. In almost all of the public discussions of this case, when Tracy is mentioned, the focus is on her disability --- her inability to "clothe, feed or bathe" herself, and her "mental capacity of a four-month-old" --- rather than on her pain. There were remedies for her pain that her parents rejected. Though her disabilities were not life-threatening, many people view having a disability in itself as "unbearable pain".
While Tracy did have severe disabilities, she was also a little girl who chose red over pink nail polish, loved lemon meringue pie and delighted in having lotion rubbed on her hands.
She attended school with her brothers and sisters and enjoyed visiting her grandmother.
She was capable of expressing joy and happiness. Are all these negated by her disabilities?
The implications of this case for all people with disabilities are significant. While healthy people may want the right to choose death rather than a life with a disability, people with disabilities fight for the right to live every day.
It is clear that the Latimer family did not have the supports they needed and for that I have compassion.
However is it ever right for a parent to take the life of their child, no matter what the motivation is?

Ellen Tarshis
Victoria