Posted on 09/24/2016 2:35:27 PM PDT by Kaslin
Jerika Bolen, a 14-year-old girl with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, has been allowed to end her life— her own decision—by having her ventilator disconnected. She died Thursday.
Jerika had told her mother that her chronic pain, along with her very significant physical limitations (including relying on a power wheelchair), made her welcome the idea of death.
Jerika clearly was no coward. She had endured more than 30 surgeries for her condition since being diagnosed at eight months of age. Her family made it possible for her to enjoy movies, fireworks, sleepovers and a community-wide “last dance” prom this summer, before her ventilator was turned off.
I am certain Jerika suffered greatly during her inspiring life and I am certain her family endured untold psychological pain, alongside their daughter’s mental and physical anguish. And, yet, I believe that they erred in collaborating in her ending her life.
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Amen. My ‘do not resuscitate medallion’ is not a form of suicide, it is a decision to not be brain dead hooked to a machine. I am just a visitor here. My home is in Heaven. I look forward to my Homegoing.
How is this suicide if she died of natural causes? She was kept alive by a machine. Once the machine was disconnected she died.
And on another note, where in the bible does it say that suicide is the one unforgivable sin? I was taught the only unforgivable sin was to blasphemy GOD.
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