EUTHANASIA WORLD

National Review, mail ^ | 10-17-03 | Wesley J Smith

[RobbyS]

The worst thing that can happen to a human being is not disability, but death--the ripping apart of body and soul. Even Christians, who blithely speak of Auntie going to heaven , forget that the soul even in the presence of God looks forward to the day when he shall be reunited with his body and become whole.

[narses]

Thanks for the timely post.

[MHGinTN]

We saw the insidious harvest of the 'quality of life' arguments raised, believe it or not, way back when artificial insemination and then in vitro fertilization were rising trends. You see, it was argued that to not be able to have biologically connected children was an assault on the quality of life of the desirous parents that could be fixed with these artifical means. The mantra shifted somewhat as the abortion debates heated up, and the common argument was, "If a woman cannot give the good life to the child (for the myriad of specious reasons cited), then she must have the right to terminate that prenatal before it becomes a burden (again, an appeal to her quality of life this time). The quality oif life argument is being waved in the ESCR and cloning debates, as the purveyors of the technologies cite the medical marvels that will undoubtedly insue if these technologies are adopted and supported by the government coffers.

The major problem with the quality of life arguemnt is to what is it juxtaposed? why, the sanctity of life of course! The quality of life (as defined by a central authority, be it courts or legislators) has supplanted the founding principle of sanctity of life. It is to be expected with humankind, since we have been struggling from the start to replace God's sovereingty in this universe with man's capabilities. Unfortunately, man's capabilities are not reined in from express his greed, jealousy, hate, and pride.

Those baser characterisitcs are why the sanctity of life perspective is so vital in a free Republic, it tends to restrain the baser characteristics of humankind ... baser characteristics like we see roaring in Florida, with Judge Greer, the numerous other liberal judges and courts down there, and of course, the demonspawn himself, Michael Schiavo. He may gain huge riches with his successful execution of his defrauded wife, but I can guarnatee there will come a moment when he will realize--if even for only a moment prior to passing out of this world--that he was dead wrong, spiritually ... the spirit is eternal, the separation from all that is good and Holy is eternal. Life is either sancred or expendable. Sadly, Michael is expending his eternal life for a season of riches.

[MHGinTN]

Oh my! So many errors, so tired.

insue = ensue ... and there are typos, too. Sorry folks, the shortage of sleep is beginning to take its toll.

[Askel5]

===Sadly, Michael is expending his eternal life for a season of riches.




Beautifully written post, Marvin.

[4Godsoloved..Hegave]

From one Florida Mama to another..I can see your heart and devotion to Emma. Praise be to God!

We are in FL too and have a 4 yr. old son with severe spastic CP...amidst the tasks and challenges, he is a blessing to us every day! He smiles with his whole body...just touches my heart everyday.

[cpforlife.org]

Abortion and euthanasia are crimes which no human law can claim to legitimize. There is no obligation in conscience to obey such laws; instead there is a grave and clear obligation to oppose them by conscientious objection. In the case of an intrinsically unjust law, such as a law permitting abortion or euthanasia, it is therefore never licit to obey it, or to ‘take part in a propaganda campaign in favor of such a law, or vote for it.’
(The Gospel of Life , no. 73)

[walford]

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/printerfriendly.php

"...In his 1997 book, "Origins of Nazi Genocide", Henry Friedlander documented the Nazi programme of euthanasia, called T4, that began with the collusion of the medical establishment and the courts, starting in the early thirties.

Disabled rights activists are attempting to create the same level of awareness of the rising trend towards killing the disabled in our own time, in modern hospitals, using exactly the same Nazi-style rhetoric of "mercy killing" as justification. The language of "mercy" is used constantly by Michael Schiavo who has been trying for ten years to have his disabled wife Terri killed by starvation by the removal of a feeding tube, the only "life support" she needs.

Alex Schadenberg, director of Canada's Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, said that the dehumanizing of victims is the first step in the euthanasia process. "It is no surprise that Tracy Latimer's symptoms were always described in terminology used for animals in pain. Robert Latimer was praised and defended as noble and compassionate for having gassed her."

Similarly eugenic abortions are spoken of as "curing diseases" and at times 'merciful' procedures. The link between the Nazi eugenics movement and the abortion movement is more than ideological. Planned Parenthood foundress Margaret Sanger shared her eugenic ideals with the Nazi's in the early 1930s. Due to the negative press over her association with the Nazi's Sanger changed the name of her organization from the Birth Control League to Planned Parenthood..."

[viaveritasvita]

Bump.

[Dajjal]

BTTT

[MarMema]

"Bring up the issue of assisted suicide, and we suddenly are transported to Euthanasia World, an idealized land where euthanasia's dark side is conveniently ignored. In Euthanasia World, money is never an issue, doctors make house calls, no one is ever abandoned or coerced, and every "death with dignity" is freely and carefully chosen just before natural death occurs and there is no other way to relieve unbearable suffering."