Hackneyed stereotyped conventional ignorance about amputation

[Dan Pop]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Joe Alessi wrote:

> I see your point George however the fact is...It's your finger, Your 
> trigger, your gun, your head, your life and completely...your choice. 
> Therefor, it is in fact "Elective" by definition. Regardless of your 
> motivation. The choice is always yours to make.

By this reasoning, *anybody* who lost his limb(s) to one disease or
another had an "elective" amputation, because he could choose to not
have it and die.

Dan