We shouldn’t be required to fill out a form requesting our basic rights. What ever happened to just not killing people?
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No kidding!
This is not about killing people. This is about continuance of care.
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Lord Jesus, you healed so many people during your public ministry. I bring before you now, in prayer, all those who are terminally ill -- those afflicted with cancer, AIDS, and other illnesses.
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Look lovingly and compassionately upon them. Let them feel the strength of your consolation. Help them and their families to accept this cross they are asked to carry. Protect them from euthanasia, Lord.
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Let them see you carrying their cross with them, at their side, as you once carried yours to Calvary. May Mary be there, too, to comfort them.
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Lord Jesus, I know and believe that, if it is your will, you can cure those I pray for (especially N.). I place my trust in you. I pray with faith, but I also pray as you did in Gethsemane: your will be done.
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Bless us, Lord, and hear my prayer. Amen.
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| Reprinted from "Queen of Apostles Prayerbook" with permission of copyright holder, Pauline Books & Media, |
The problem is, not everyone agrees what those "rights" are. Doctors cannot just assume that someone who is unable to communicate with them wants to live. That's one reason for the form.
I also don't want my family put in the position of trying to guess what I want.
Last but not least, Obamacare. I want it made clear, in writing, what treatment I want and don't want. That may not stop the government directed doctors from withholding treatment, but at least it won't be because I didn't put my wishes in writing.