I was appalled when I woke up on Monday and read the letters by Ondi Crino and Martha Duffy.
The problem that so many people have with Kevorkian coming to UF is not to destroy free speech, but rather to hold the university accountable for consistency.
According to the Discovery Institute, a science think tank, about 70 percent of the people that Kevorkian killed were not terminally or chronically ill. They suffered only from depression.
Our administration pours so much money into suicide prevention and mental health at this institution that it is sickening that they would bring in a man that promotes the very thing that it works against - suicide.
It is, in essence, saying to the public that some people are more worth saving than others. Let's face it - the people that Kevorkian killed were dealing with a lot of pain. Everyone that is faced with a difficult illness, physical or mental, is dealing with pain.
Why else would anyone want to kill themselves? Why is one group more worth our efforts than the other? Why can't we help them both?
