This Blog considers assisted suicide/euthanasia, bioethics, human cloning, biotechnology, radical environmentalism, and the dangers of animal rights/liberation. My views expressed here, as in my books and other writings, reflect my understanding that the philosophy of human exceptionalism is the bedrock of universal human rights. Or, to put it another way: human life matters. (The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of any organization with which I am affiliated.)
The Vermont House of Representatives just voted down the bill to legalize assisted suicide. The vote was 83-62. This is a real victory. Behind the scenes, it looked bleak for awhile. But here is a verite: The more people learn about assisted suicide, the less they tend to support it.
Hawaii and Vermont are down (for now): California yet to go.
Labels: Assisted Suicide.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 4:54 PM
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I am a Senior Fellow in Human Rights and Bioethics at the Discovery Institute and the author of 12 books, including A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy, which is relevant to the issues considered by this blog.
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This from a reader: "This caught my one good eye:
"Rep. William Aswad, D-Burlington, read a letter from a man who said he wished his family had had the option when his father died a painful death last year. The man urged Aswad to support the bill. "This letter cries out for
a `yes' vote," Aswad said."
It seems very telling that he spoke of the family having the option and not the patient. A friend voiced almost exactly the same thing last week. They have ot even gotten their legalized medical killing and they are already hungry for the next step."
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