Moral Relativism at the Gate of Hospice
Moral Relativism at the Gate of Hospice
Hospice has not only helped the euthanasia movement, it has cleared the way for acceptance of it.
"The best-known proponent of such views is Peter Singer. He is world famous (or infamous) for advocating that parents should have a period of time to decide whether to keep or kill their newborn infants. His support for infanticide is founded on personhood theory. Since infants aren't persons, he believes, they are "replaceable" -- and hence killable -- like all other "non self-conscious animals." Thus, he has written, in "Practical Ethics": "Since neither a newborn infant nor a fish is a person, the wrongness of killing such beings is not as great as the wrongness of killing a person."
Let's see now. Singer would have us weigh the total amount of happiness that each potential life could have in determining its worth.
I wonder what the total amount of happiness of all the babies he would have us kill is compared to, let's say, the amount of happiness in HIS life. Perhaps we could have Judge Greer make an evaluation of Singer's "Happiness Quotient" and determine if he was using up too much of the air, food and water that could be sustaining younger and more promising individuals.
Sorry Pete, you're just not happy enough.....this won't hurt a bit.....you might feel a sense of euphoria.....