Posted on 11/04/2006 5:15:44 PM PST by Pokey78
Killing someone is a management option.
I really don't know what to say.
OH LORDY what about doctor motto do no harm does that exist in Brit medical board
"The proposal by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology is a reaction to the number of such children surviving because of medical advances. The college is arguing that “active euthanasia” should be considered for the overall good of families, to spare parents the emotional burden and financial hardship of bringing up the sickest babies.
“A very disabled child can mean a disabled family,” it says."
It is also the case that a disabled child can (and frequently does!) greatly BLESS a family.
Obvious question: "Can we kill disabled doctors too?"
Getting pretty close to the Nazi idea of a perfect human. The only difference is the Nazis believed the ones who deserved to die were born to the wrong race.
Doctors should have no "disabilities" Those that are not perfect in body and mind should be put to sleep.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." -- CS Lewis
Indeed.
How do you get to the point where you look at a child and say "It's flawed, let's kill it."?
If we kill doctors, we will rid the world of the foremost cause of drug addiction.
“A very disabled child can mean a disabled family,” it says. “If life-shortening and deliberate interventions to kill infants were available, they might have an impact on obstetric decision-making, even preventing some late abortions, as some parents would be more confident about continuing a pregnancy and taking a risk on outcome.”
Sounds like a sick Fram filter commercial, "Kill me now, or kill me later..."
And herein lies the problem.
Clearly.
From the article " The college’s submission was also welcomed by John Harris, a member of the government’s Human Genetics Commission and professor of bioethics at Manchester University. “We can terminate for serious foetal abnormality up to term but cannot kill a newborn. What do people think has happened in the passage down the birth canal to make it okay to kill the foetus at one end of the birth canal but not at the other?” he said."
As disgusting and horrible as the above opinion is, at least it is honest. I have often argued that you can not argue in favor of abortion ( especially late abortions) without giving merit to arguments for infanticide.
I am sure the argument will be advanced that safe guards would be put in place and that killing disabled newborns would be strictly at the choice of parents after consulting with their physicians. If this passes how long do you suppose it will before killing of disabled infants becomes mandated by law if not by policy?
ping...
oh dear Lord, please protect our helpless unborn babies.
When the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC opened, it was accompanied by publication of a book of pictures from the museum.
The first picture in the book showed a young girl (about 13 IIRC) looking at the camera. She was a pretty little dark-haired thing with pleading eyes.
She was mentally retarded and may have had some other "imperfection." The caption noted that shortly after the picture was taken, the girl was "euthanized" by Nazi doctors during the first phase of the Holocaust.
I remember holding the book at the bookstore and staring at the picture for many minutes. I couldn't take my eyes away from the girl. I was a tough guy who had studied history and the Holocaust for over 20 years, but when my wife asked me why I couldn't put the book down, I couldn't respond. My eyes were filled with tears and if I tried to speak I would have wept openly, I am sure.
I put the book down and continued shopping with my wife. But, I will never, ever forget the look in that precious little angel's eyes.
I hate the Nazis and all they stood for and all they did with every fiber of my being. And I feel exactly the same about these contemptible demoniacs. They are the same people, down to their black, emaciated, empty souls.
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