[Asphalt]

hm

[Pitiricus]

Well, this was expected...

[Moleman]

There go the evil, evangelical moral warriors again :-)

[NYer]

Euthanasia

Often disguised by the name "mercy killing," euthanasia also is a form of homicide. No person has a right to take his own life, and no one has the right to take the life of any innocent person.

In euthanasia, the ill or elderly are killed, by action or omission, out of a misplaced sense of compassion, but true compassion cannot include intentionally doing something intrinsically evil to another person (cf. EV 73).
EV John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)

Catholic Ping - please freepmail me if you want on/off this list

[NYer]

Pro-life ping!

[Maceman]

I don't really see where this is an issue for the federal government at all.

Yeah, I know, protecting civil rights -- but I think "civil rights" has become way too broad an instrument, and allows the feds to expand their influence FAR beyond the original intent of our Constitution.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I think it is a terrible and immoral law, but I think the SC should not block it.

[Carry_Okie]

It would seem to me that if the President beilieves in Federalism and States' Rights as a rationale for why abortion is a State matter not under the Constitutional jurisdiction of the Federal government, that he does not strengthen his case by taking this action.

[traviskicks]

If the people in a state want it then what is the big deal? If I had just a few agonizing days to live I might choose the easy way out too. Also, this is antithetical to the Conservative Principals of state's rights. The Republican party is standing in the way of personal choice and freedom.

[george wythe]

I'm in favor of greater states' powers.

Keep the federal government out of these state decisions.

I'm pro-life, but I want these battles fought and won using the strict constitionalist approach. See Roe v. Wade if you any doubts about the folly of allowing federal judges to overturn local and state laws.

[faithincowboys]

I actually think assisted suicide is a good thing. I think this Country cannot continue its dominance in the world, if we have so much public money going to old, unproductive people-- we need to direct the bulk of public money to encouraging families, education, etc. Money should be dedicated to the producers. Of course, I would never want involuntary euthanasia to occur, but old people who are terminally ill, with no quality of life, who want to die with dignity should be able to do so.

[madprof98]

I expect the usual "my body, my rights" crowd to jump all over this, but the AG is right on the mark in trying to stop the "right to die" movement. This movement is not about allowing sick people to kill themselves (though a decent society would surely encourage them to do otherwise). It's about sanctioning medical killing. And we know exactly where that leads. In fact, the latest trend in Europe is killing off sick children.

People who think this is OK ought to read Wesley Smith's work, especially Culture of Death and Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope from Euthanasia to Legalized Murder.

[itslex71]

Errrr, I don't like this at all. The people of OR decided assisted suicide is OK. I completely agree. The Feds have no right to deny people who are terminally ill the right to die humanely.

[dixiechick2000]

Bump and ping!

[July 4th]

doctors take an oath to heal patients

Not anymore. The Hippocratic Oath has been out of most medical schools for at least a decade.

[George W. Bush]

Bush administration asks Supreme Court to block assisted suicide law in Oregon

Not a good headline. It should be:

Bush administration asks Supreme Court to block assisted suicide law in Oregon
Exceptions granted for registered Democrats

Okay, okay, just a little partisan fun...

[Blogger]

Pro-life bump!

[LibertarianInExile]

Thank goodness for this move to promote federalism! If we're against Roe, we should be 100% against OREGON laws at the FEDERAL level. /sarcasm

[Paperdoll]

Murder is murder whether or not it is at the beginning of life, or near the end of it.

[Dan from Michigan]

This should not be a federal issue.