Deliverance From AIDS

Your article is a poignant story not only of the ravages of two diseases of this century, AIDS and chemical dependency, but also of society’s blindness.

The true advocates of euthanasia do not find the need to explain or justify personal drug use.

Can it be that society is prepared to allow a demented, self-righteous individual to function as a god to the confused and scared sufferer of HIV? We have educated philosophers, brilliant scientists and compassionate, understanding health-care workers who are refining patients’ rights and guidelines continuously; let them do their work.

JAMES T. LEE, D.O.

West Covina