tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post5721189253313547462..comments2023-11-09T02:43:59.293-08:00Comments on Christian Medical Comment: Why legalising assisted suicide inevitably also legalises euthanasiaPeter Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17222354018504253042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-58744504206274313982011-11-18T16:05:50.303-08:002011-11-18T16:05:50.303-08:00Read Francis Scaeffer's "Whatever Happene...Read Francis Scaeffer's "Whatever Happened To The Human Race". He was arguably the greatest philosophical mind of the 20th century. In this book (and film series) he clearly predicts that DNR's lead to voluntary assisted dying leads to euthanasia leads to compulsory euthanasia. When we begin to devalue human life - in any way - we can easily and gradually justify devaluing it in every way. Take Abortion.....the Acts legalising Abrotion were brought in to secure the health (mental and physical) of the Mother. We now (as predicted) have Abortion on demnad, with even early Abortion pills that we can pick up at our local pharmacy. We now have ample research that suggests that the mental health of a woman who undergoes and abortion is significantly negatively affected, perhaps for life (excuse the pun). All of us will get old. In a rapidly increasingly aging population, how long do we think our economically driven society will tolerate this burden of care. Euthanasia is already here. Doctors are already slipping DNR's into patients records without either the patients consent or the next of kin's consent. We already have special care homes for our elderly so that they don't inconvenience our own micro family. Out of site is often out of mind. We are seeing more and moer cases of nurses who feel they are "helping" patients out of a valueless life by injecting insulin; GP's who inject their patients with lethal doses without the patient knowing or giving consent. We should be deeply concerned by this. Money drives everything in our society. If you have read this far, as k yourself....."How will THEY choose to end YOUR life?".<br />C WhitlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-3606306011241646702011-11-15T03:47:12.057-08:002011-11-15T03:47:12.057-08:00You're logic is backwards. Regarding your evid...You're logic is backwards. Regarding your evidence from the Netherlands, you fail to explain that both voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide are both legal. If only assisted suicide were legal, it would not inevitably mean that failed cases of assisted suicide would result in euthanasia, because this would still be against the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com