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Part VII Culture Of Death Taking Toll On Those Nearing Life's End
RFFM.org ^ | August 17, 2008 | Daniel T. Zanoza

Posted on 08/17/2008 7:15:19 AM PDT by Daniel T. Zanoza

OVERVIEW

Like many others, I believed pro-life issues only concerned the saving of the innocent unborn from abortion. However, my naiveté regarding the sanctity of life topic was clearly evident after I learned about what is taking place in our country involving the care of those approaching life's end.

Now, when I talk about life's end, I'm including the terminally ill, elderly, infirm and those whose circumstances have led them to face death from afar or while approaching the threshold of death's door.

I learned of a series of articles written and edited by Bill Beckman, Executive Director, Illinois Right to Life Committee [http://www.illinoisrighttolife.org/].

In reviewing Beckman's work, I quickly realized Americans were being led down a dark and foreboding path regarding end of life issues. I quickly came to the belief a series on such issues would be one of the most important projects I would ever work on. The information was so critical I felt one day's hesitation could cost someone's life or ...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: cultureofdeath; hospice; ilrighttolife; livingwills

1 posted on 08/17/2008 7:15:20 AM PDT by Daniel T. Zanoza
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza

OUTSTANDING post! Informative, educational. Thanks.

life


2 posted on 08/17/2008 7:46:14 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza
Obama: "Biggest Mistake" Was Vote to Help Terri Schiavo

Socialists are at least consistent in their attitudes towards ‘useless eaters’.

3 posted on 08/17/2008 7:53:50 AM PDT by null and void (Barack zerObama - International Man of Mystery...)
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza

Good article..


4 posted on 08/17/2008 8:30:02 AM PDT by Awestruck (All the usual suspects)
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