Sorry, dragging this morning as yesterday was a full and amazing day. As I’ve said before, my Sundays usually start about 0245 and yesterday it ran until well after 2000 hours as we had a picnic and more hosted by our Priest and his wife. It was great to see all the kids playing together (and burning off energy), and I was highly amused watching a 2-year-old young lady going flat out on everything from chasing the free-range chickens (some of whom were bigger than she was) to pushing other children on carts and tricycles. We even had a bit of a sing-along with a couple of people bringing guitars and getting into a variety of music. Good but long day.
The idea of euthanasia horrifies me on its own, but the growing partnership between such and the transplant industry is actually terrifying. Nevermind that it is ALWAYS a matter of “right to die” being a euphemism for “obligation to die” when in the hands of the state (both it and abortion are murder, period, full stop). For more on part of this and why I am no longer an organ donor, see here.
Today, I offer you two very good bits of food for thought. It was a coin toss on who went first, and so we start with this piece from Ian at the Law Dog Files/Bugscuffle Gazette. Then, go read this post from Vodka Pundit at PJ Media. I will also note that Vodka Pundit has been all over this topic for a while.
Organ transplantation has saved lives, restored sight, and done many other things that have had positive impact on many, many lives. The growing linkage between it and the evil of euthanasia can, and will, not merely taint things but turn transplantation into an outright and unmitigated evil. I think we went over that slippery slope a while back. All we are seeing now is that the slope has been well greased.
More soon I hope.
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Paging Larry Niven. Mr. Niven please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Yes, he may turn out to be prophetic after all.
Just with an unforeseen delay.
Thing is, I can see Larry shaking his head right now, and muttering something pithy about it not being an instruction manual. Also, thank you: couple more memories of Larry just popped back into my head. Not sure if they were lost to age or to the lightning strike; but, either way glad to have them back.
My first introduction to government assisted suicide was the Liverpool Pathway which was closer to murder than mercy. At least ten years ago the NHS decided that when a patient was coded as terminal, the doctor would sedate him, then cut off food and water and let him starve to death, without notifying the family.
If the family didn’t visit, or recognize what was happening the patient died.
That practice was my best argument against socialized medicine. Still is.
The Pathway was and is an abomination, and is indeed a great argument against socialized medicine.
These are Dangerous Visions. 😉
Larry Niven weeps.
Suspect he’s more muttering something pithy…
All the pro euthanasia arguments turn out to be bogus in practice. They always guarantee “second opinions“ and “precautions,” etc. the second opinions are always done by people who are pro euthanasia. As we are seeing in Canada, what starts off as “compassionate care“ ends up being an ever-expanding solution to depression, mental illness, dermatitis, and all sorts of non-terminal “health issues“. One and 20 deaths in Canada are now from euthanasia. Even without the transplant connection, which is indeed terrifying, what is portrayed as compassionate care is actually State enabled execution. Perfect solution to rising medical Costs, of course.
Bingo, and on target! Well said.