Posted on 02/10/2008 11:28:04 AM PST by wagglebee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- The case of an Oregon man who allegedly shot his ALS-afflicted wife in the head at her request exposes major problems with the philosophy behind assisted suicide, said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life.
"The so-called 'right' to end one's suffering by ending one's life is on a collision course with itself," Fr. Pavone said. "People will claim that restrictions or delays in exercising this 'right' only increase their suffering and therefore their right to end it."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.
And still the left wants to make this immoral "right" a "duty."
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Of course. Then, when they get the government-run "universal health care," they can decide who's fit to die first. My hunch is that they'll start with anyone who doesn't agree with their national socialist "ideal."
In the East they commit suicide in the name of Islam. In the West they commit suicide when they think life is no longer worth living. (Or suicide is forced on them because other people think their life as a vegetable isn’t worth living).
While the Islamoids go on their “kill the infidel” rampages, the West is helping them along by aborting and euthanizing itself out of existence.
A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit (Right to Die)
/extreme sarcasm
>. Then, when they get the government-run “universal health care,” they can decide who’s fit to die first. My hunch is that they’ll start with anyone who doesn’t agree with their national socialist “ideal.”<
Looks like I’m going to be on the first page then.
In certainly hope that if I m afflicted with m for example, Alzheimer’s, that I will have the moral courage to end my life before my mindless shell of body becomes a burden to my family and my fellow citizens. And I really wish that this pack of self-appointed self-righteous busy-bodies would allow me to make that effort in dignified manner at the time of my own choosing, and with whatever assistance I my feel I need for effort.
I’m sad to say I agree with you.
Not at all. However, I do think it's important to be clear on what the DNR order entails.
No. When my father was dying of cancer, my uncle who is a Bishop, gave the clear for a “Do not resuscitate” order.
There is a difference between letting God take the life without interference and putting a bullet to someone’s head.
>>In certainly hope that if I m afflicted with m for example, Alzheimer’s, that I will have the moral courage to end my life before my mindless shell of body becomes a burden to my family and my fellow citizens. And I really wish that this pack of self-appointed self-righteous busy-bodies would allow me to make that effort in dignified manner at the time of my own choosing, and with whatever assistance I my feel I need for effort.<<
I hope your family agrees with you. The thick guilt you lay on them by your “unselfish” need to spare them your inconvienence can sometimes be overwhelming.
Trust me, I’ve worked psych and seen it.
My Aunt died from complications of Alzheimers. If she had ended her life early it would have taken away my Uncle’s chance at caring for her. He took care of her to the very end and I admire him so much. It wasn’t always easy and there were times when he wished the burden were not on him. However, it made him stronger, and it gave our family many wonderful opportunities to visit, reminisce and care for her in any way we could. We all grew closer and stronger because of that horrible illness.
My bedridden grandmother currently lives with mom. I know she sometimes wishes she could go ahead and die but my kids would miss spending time with her. They are learning a very valuable lesson about life and caring for the elderly. They are not to be discarded as if throwing out the trash. My grandma is a burden that I’d carry with complete joy as long as God wills it .
I believe without reservation that our Creator intended for our lives to run a natural course and just as we are helpless at birth, so shall we also be as we approach our deaths. And because of this, the joy and sense of fulfillment that parents get from caring for newborns will be the same joy and sense of fulfillment that the children will ultimately experience when they care for their parents on their deathbeds.
What happens when insurance companies get in the act.
Let us pull the plug on your father, and we'll give you $180,000.
Or when Hillary care gets into the act.
We have to pull the plug on your father. It's for the greater good.
And where does that "thick guilt" come from, I wonder?
The efforts of People Like Yourself, perhaps?
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