Posted on 11/03/2014 7:07:13 PM PST by surroundedbyblue
The euthanasia of Nancy Fitzmaurice, a severely disabled child who was not dying has made international waves with disability advocates especially outraged. Nancy’s mother had requested that her daughter be killed and was granted approval by the British legal system. While the 12-year-old Nancy had significant disabilities, she was able to breathe on her own and did not require life support.
Following the starving of Nancy through the withholding of fluids, the Autism Self Advocacy Network has released a statement slamming this decision, calling it “troubling” and “concerning”.
They said that:
The decision constitutes an extremely troubling legal precedent, representing the first time the British legal system has allowed a child breathing on her own, not on life support and not diagnosed with any terminal illness, to be killed by the medical system.
Euthanasia of people with disabilities is an extremely dangerous and wholly inappropriate solution to inadequate pain management. In cases where painkillers are insufficient, a number of alternatives for pain management exist. A policy of euthanasia targets vulnerable people, particularly when it is applied to children. People with disabilities who experience chronic pain should have same access as others to life-sustaining medical treatment.
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Isn’t this what the Nazis did?
Yes
“Isn’t this what the Nazis did?”
What’s old is new again.
This is what the Nazis did.
here come the new totalitarian barbarians...just like the old totalitarian barbarians
Isn’t this what the Nazis did?
Pretty much.
Yep. That’s my point.
Slippery slope alert
She was so cute—just adorable:
Sumner? You still here? Here’s your ANSWER to assisted suicide, you Putz.
A lethal injection, smothering, gassing are all much less painful then being turned into jerky.
Interesting that a government can cut off food and water to a disabled person, yet cannot stomach cutting off aid to able-bodied persons on the government dole.
And these monsters don’t murder in a painless manner, they use a long drawn out torture method of starving the child to death.
Exactly. Putting a bullet in this kid, while just as evil & wrong, would have been more humane. Who are these people trying to kid?
Ugh, may justice fall upon this nation soon
Yes she was. Thanks for the link. The mother looks emotionless. Creepy.
There is a difference between someone deciding on their own life and deciding on someone else, but I see your point.
It’s heartbreaking. But God is more merciful than this mother. Nancy is under His personal watch-care now.
I can’t even get my brain around this. Dear God in Heaven.
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