[napscoordinator]

They chose it. Not the government. Government should stay out of everything involving your life. I wouldn’t chose this but at least they were not forced by the government. Less government the better.

[freedumb2003]

>>They chose it. Not the government. <<

Get ready for the “slippery slope” folks to stop by shortly.

The decision to end one’s life is between an individual and his/her God. The government does not belong in the discussion, much less busybodies.

[terycarl]

They chose it. Not the government. Government should stay out of everything involving your life. I wouldn’t chose this but at least they were not forced by the government. Less government the better.

possibly....but it is FAR more likely that they were assisted in their decision by "counseling" from the state, and maybe relatives if they had assets.

[Marylander]

I don’t object to people killing themselves although I would try to talk them out of it. I object to a doctor killing them or to their government going on record that it might be a good idea.

[ConorMacNessa]

I respectfully disagree with your analysis. We are the stewards of our earthly lives, not the masters. It is a short step from the so-called "right to die" to an imposed duty to die. What we are seeing here and now is that that duty may be imposed not only by government, but also by society, either as a result of popular pressure or as a result of the the actions of unseen holders of the purse-strings. Only a few days ago a Japanese government minister stated that the elderly needed to hurry up and die - and get out of the way of the young. The Nazis were avid proponents of purging the "useless eaters" from society. They, and the Belgian gents who chose suicide, are all part of the Culture of Death.

I'm 65 years old and beset with a plethora of maladies. Notwithstanding that, I will never act to shorten my life due to the circumstances in which I find myself.

I believe, given the Regime in power in this nation, that we will see in my remaining lifetime large-scale euthanasia of the elderly, the seriously ill, and those who live on the margins of society - the homeless, the developmentally delayed, and those who are classified as mentally ill.

A Brave New World, isn't it?



Keep Faith with the Fallen of Benghazi! Let the Obama Regime, for once, tell the Truth!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Drango]

They chose it. Not the government. Government should stay out of everything involving your life.

Yeah, but there is a large segment of FReepers that believe government, courts, the church, or society should have a say in an individual's "end of life" decision. So much for individual rights...

[OzarkSailor]

I agree with everything you said, but I do not think tax dollars (Belgians have socialized healthcare) should be spent on euthanasia.