This is a slippery slope and we should be very careful how we deal with it. Too much government control over family and medical decisions does not characterize a free society and irresponsible, impulsive and emotional decisions regarding life and death serve no one well. Trying to compassionately alleviate pain with the possibility of premature death can be a very tricky dilemma. We do, however, sometimes seem to be more concerned about the suffering of our pets than with the suffering of our fellow human beings. Everyone passes from this earthly environment - how that occurs is an important part of the whole experience. For me, quantity of human life is not necessarily equivalent to the quality of that life. I have no desire to be kept around as a family vegetable, enduring the suffering of seriously deteriorating quality of life. And, I don't want the government dictating that requirement.
This "oversight" will be dealt with, also.
"for mercy killings of terminally ill newborns, and then made a startling revelation: It has already begun carrying out such procedures, which include administering a lethal dose of sedatives.
The announcement by the Groningen Academic Hospital came amid a growing discussion in Holland on whether to legalize euthanasia on people incapable of deciding for themselves whether they want to end their lives"
The Nazis did not give people a choice either.