Lord Joffe Spills the Beans
Lord Joffe has authored an assisted suicide bill in the UK House of Lords that, he promises, will restrict assisted suicide to the terminally ill. Only, that is not his goal. As he told the Sunday Times (London), "I can assure you that I would prefer that the [new] law did apply to patients who were younger and who were not terminally ill but who were suffering unbearably," adding, "I believe that this bill should initially be limited."
Of course he wants it limited since that is the only chance it has of passing. Once that happened, then he and his allies could go for the wider license that is the ultimate goal of the vast majority of the euthanasia movement.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 7:27 PM
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And why shouldn't a mother who lost her children be allowed an easy exit? And how about the elderly person "tired of life?" And while we are at it, why not anybody for any reason, as your Phillip Nitschke argues?
You prove my point. Euthanasia isn't about terminal illness. Polling means nothing on these issues because they are shallow and usually measure "terminally ill for whom nothing else can be done to alleviate suffering," a false premise.
I toured your wonderful country in August 2001 speaking on these issues. Got a lot of media attention and we had a good exchange of views. Melbourn is the best city I have ever been in. Sydney makes San Francisco look like Fresno. Perth was cool. Adelaid nice. Loved the Barrier Reef.
The problem is "most" people in these polls favor killing for "others," you know, the "undesirables," rather than providing decent health care for all regardless of disability.
Ever hear of the Holocaust, Winston Jen? That's why the vast majority of countries don't allow euthanasia. It has nothing to do with "freedom of choice," to use the propaganda words of the bioethicists.
No. I just really like Australia. Smile once in a while.
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