Wesley J. Smith: No Longer Science Fiction (Euthanasia and Organ Harvesting)

To The Source ^ | 3/30/11 | Wesley J. Smith

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Once a society decides that some of its members have a life of such low quality that it is acceptable for doctors to kill them, and once these patients—many of whom already feel like burdens—learn that they can save lives by their suicides, the seductive pull of asking for euthanasia/organ harvesting could reach gravitational strength. We have entered exceedingly dangerous territory, made the more treacherous by doctors and bioethicists validating the ideas that dead is better than disabled and approvingly recounting how patients can be viewed as a natural resource.

He nails it here.

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[CPO retired]

In 1966, a young man who was imprisoned for murder donated a kidney to someone in Colorado Medical Center hospital. His way of making amends indirectly via an act of service and sacrifice.

Could prisoners of violent crimes be harvested, the proceeds being used to support widows and orphans they created? Or to offset the expense of trying and incarcerating them? Especially in cases where the death penalty has been called for.

These questions are rhetorical, I can see the slippery-slope here too, but if innocent law-abiding human beings are going to be used for spare parts, why not those guilty of murder, rape etc.?

[blueunicorn6]

Liberals deserve your body parts. They are smarter, after all.

[Guardian Sebastian]

Afraid when Obummer care is in full swing this will be common and accepted by our medical community. The government board will decide whose life will be ended and when for organ harvests. There will be none of this feel good I’m helping someone else attitude. Heaven help us.

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Pinged from Terri Dailies

[utherdoul]

considering the disease rate of convicts I doubt anyone would want their organs.

[magslinger]

Link to Wiki article on Niven's 1967 short story "Jigsaw Man".

WARNING: plot spoiler.

[trisham]

but if innocent law-abiding human beings are going to be used for spare parts, why not those guilty of murder, rape etc.?

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You accept this?

[Crim]

It all starts with abortion....someone who can kill a baby as a “choice”...can kill anyone..for any reason...

[trisham]

Contraception is also an issue here. It’s all about the devaluing of human life.

[Crim]

Sorry three kids is enough for me...bring on the contraception!

[Nebr FAL owner]

We have seen this before in Europe in the thirties in acountry run by a certain Austrin doofus with delusions of being god. This is not going to end well of that you can be assured.

[Nebr FAL owner]

We have seen this before in Europe in the thirties in acountry run by a certain Austrin doofus with delusions of being god. This is not going to end well of that you can be assured.

[trisham]

My point is that it doesn’t really start with abortion. It starts with contraception.

[Mycroft Holmes]

I’m currently looking at 1-2 years of useful and interesting consciousness followed by another 2 years of drooling vegetative dependency and then death from an incurable neurological disorder. This has rather a lot of appeal to me. I would love to spare my relatives the horror of watching me drool insensate.

regards,

[BykrBayb]

Having to face impending death is one of life’s most difficult challenges. Thinking that your family would be better off if you hurried up and died sooner only makes it more painful for everyone involved. You’ll be in my prayers.

[Nowhere Man]

Same ,here, prayers up for you, Mycroft. BTW, sometimes I wonder if we are morphing into The Evil Empire.

[grey_whiskers]

I can see the slippery-slope here too, but if innocent law-abiding human beings are going to be used for spare parts, why not those guilty of murder, rape etc.?

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Since Mar 1, 2011
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