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    It is not the case that Mercy is properly understood as the minimization of suffering, not its prolongation, even in a diminished form (Aquinas, ST II-II, Q30).

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    • 1.Suffering itself can generate meaning, growth, and spiritual value that minimization alone fails to account for morally.
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    • 2.Once minimization becomes the criterion for mercy, we risk devaluing lives deemed insufficiently rich in quality or potential.
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    • 3.Diminished life retains inherent worth; distinguishing 'acceptable' from 'unacceptable' suffering requires subjective judgments mercy shouldn't make.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Prolonging suffering, even in reduced form, compounds harm by denying the sufferer closure and dignity in death.
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    • 2.True compassion aims at the good of the sufferer, and endless diminished existence may contradict rather than serve that good.
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    • 3.Medical mercy respects human agency by honoring when continued life becomes burdensome rather than beneficial to the individual.
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