Posted on 08/18/2006 2:44:39 PM PDT by madprof98
LONDON, August 15, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – This week, a popular BBC radio announcer told the public that she had entered into a “suicide pact” with friends should she be incapacitated by illness.
Jenni Murray, the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, a feminist and euthanasia advocate, said that she does not want to be “trapped” into caring for her mother who is ill with Parkinson’s disease.
Murray, a member of the Order of the British Empire and a patron of the Family Planning Association, is airing her views tonight on a BBC television program called “Don’t Get Me Started.” Publicity material for the show says that Murray “plans to end her own life when she becomes a burden to those around her.” She discusses methods, including smothering with a pillow or injecting with drugs, with two friends,
The network said: "Jenni is angry that, having fought so hard to become liberated and independent, women are now being trapped into caring for dependent parents."
Murray complains that the law against assisted suicide is supported by a “religious minority” who hold to an outdated moral view that human life is inherently valuable and that children have a legitimate obligation to care for elderly parents.
The program highlights the growth, especially in Britain, of the idea of an “obligation to die.” Most leading thinkers in the bioethics field endorse euthanasia and assisted suicide and often argue that elderly and ill patients have the obligation to end their lives to relieve pressure on families and the health care system.
In 2004, Baroness Mary Warnock, Britain’s leader in bioethics, said unequivocally that the ill and elderly had an obligation to die as soon as possible so as not to burden relatives and the medical system. Baroness Warnock, called Britain's “Philosopher Queen”, said in an interview, “In other contexts sacrificing oneself for one's family would be considered good. I don't see what is so horrible about the motive of not wanting to be an increasing nuisance.”
She said, “I am not ashamed to say some lives are more worth living than others.”
UK's "Philosopher Queen," Warnock Says Elderly and Ill have Obligation to Suicide http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/dec/04121406.html
One of the horrible things about Terri's case was that her family wanted to take over her guardianship and care, but dear Mikey and the court system wouldn't let them. So her Mom, Dad and brother had to stand by while the state dehydrated her to death over a two week period. It makes me furious every time I think about it.
Well said, my friend.
What she means is: Some lives are more worth taking than others.
That is simply outrageous. I recently lost my mother after a long terminal illness, and while I hated to see her suffer, and it was a pain at times, I had no regrets about helping take care of her, not even when I was actually doing it. I wasn't an obligation or a duty, it was because I cared about her and wanted to help however I could.
Hmm, Nazi (euthanasia) redux. Evil, indeed.
The logic is: if a person is a dependent, the 'caregiver' can decide whether the dependent deserves to live or not. How about a baby or a todler? Many times, they're more than simply nuisance. And if for sure they're not going to look after the parents whatsoever, the parents can terminate them anytime they want.
I wonder if she's for or against death penalty.
She is angry at having to take care of her mother? Lucky her MOM didn't feel that way. What a worthless piece of dog poop. I might vote that her life is less worth living than some....
Agreed, its how she's looks at it from her self centered universe - does she think everyone who cares for those who cannot care for themselves - be they babies or elderly- are all trapped?
And doesn't she live in a socialist paradise? Aren't there places to dump dear old mom and let the state care for her?
What does her mother say to all this?
Talk about inflicting your views on other people.
Sad, really. The only real growing I've ever done, the most fufilled I've ever been, the times I've felt the most meaning in my life, were those times that I cared for someone who was totally dependent on me.
A real burden would be not having someone to care for and love.
She's mentioned as a popular BBC radio announcer. Surely she makes reasonably good money. Unlike many, she probably has the wherewithal to pay for care (at home or otherwise) for her mother. I can't understand her self-centered attitude. It's mean and heartless.
Libertarians don't believe in family being responsible for each other?
The lefties think the old people should be the government's problem or die. Not the libertarians.
You are FOS.
Not wanting to be married after the left has destroyed the essence of the family is a far cry from killing your parents off.
Terry Schiavo?
I was on that thread, I have it saved as well.
so if you can't have the hedonistic lifestyle of choice they you should be put to death if you want it or not.
It is amazing to me that Socialism strips hope from the average person, leaving nothing but disaster in the future.
These are the musings of a peasant.
Notice the only difference between that and the Islamic policy is the choice of lifestyle. Anyone who doesn't live in their way should die. This alliance between Western traitors and Islamic barbarians should not be overlooked in our security analysis.
Then turn them over to the state, as much as I hate to say that. But please do pay for their care. They paid for you, not only money, but blood, sweat, and tears (and probably a lot of tears). Really, its' the least you could do.
Evil evil people.
There will come a time when this woman is ill, old, and wondering 'do my children care if I'm alive?' The answer they owe her is 'yes.' The answer she deserves is 'no.'
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