Schadenberg: "Death on Demand No Worthy Goal for Society"
Alex Schedenberg, the head of Canada's Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, has a very good piece about the passage of I 1000 in today's Calgary Herald. He points out the truth the media generally refuse to report, that Oregon's guidelines are often violated and that most assisted suicides there are facilitated by Compassion and Choices (formerly the Hemlock Society). He also notes that other assisted suicide advocates are already stating that permitting assisted suicide for the terminally ill doesn't go far enough--which anyone paying attention knows is the goal of the wider movement. Here's the link. Check it out.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 9:49 AM
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Many thanks Wesley. The pro-suicide lobby in the UK was exposed again this week - please see my commentary on the latest parliamentary debate http://spuc-director.blogspot.com/2008/11/euthanasia-lobby-rumbled-in-lords.html
P.S. Here's the live link:
Euthanasia lobby rumbled in Lords debate
The attitude of Compassion and Choice, Final Exit and other organizations like them makes me sick. It's hard not to take it personally as someone whose disability falls within the line of dispute regarding what is tolerable and what is not. Under the laws they envision, I could easily make an argument for killing myself and win that 'right.' And, given their current perspective, why shouldn't I be given that 'right,' if everyone is equal and the right is basic? I don't know what the answer is, but I hope that we figure it out soon.
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