We had noticed that the theme of Wesley Smith's article below __that assisted suicide advocates believe it should be available to anyone who wants to commit suicide__seemed to inform many comments on the Ross Douthat article about suicide and loneliness that we posted on Sunday, May 19 (http://truedignityvt.org/?p=1017) and also to a followup article by Douthat that can be read … [Read more...] about More on the Slippery Slope of Legal Assisted Suicide
Slippery Slope
Why is Harry Chen Opposed to Patients Knowing which Health Care Providers Oppose Assisted Suicide?
In response to a question regarding True Dignity’s proposal to develop a registry of “safe” health care providers and institutions, Vermont Commissioner of Health Harry Chen said one of the potential “silver linings” of S.77 is that it will spur conversations between patients and doctors about end-of-life decisions, and a “safe doctors” registry could discourage that. “I’m … [Read more...] about Why is Harry Chen Opposed to Patients Knowing which Health Care Providers Oppose Assisted Suicide?
For those who discount the slippery slope, here’s a taste of the future for people with disabilities like those assisted suicide advocates call “undignified” and which are also costly in the same way providing good care as a person dies would be costly, but for a longer period. Vermont has taken a giant step towards that terrible future by enacting an assisted suicide law … [Read more...] about
Assisted Suicide for the Terminally Ill is Just “the First Step”
Below, in italics, is the excellent testimony Vermonter Kathleen Grange gave at the public hearing before the House Human Services and Judiciary Committees last week. Based on what she heard with her own ears, she told the committees, "The slippery slope is here!" There was another witness, a medical doctor, who planned to tell the committees that he had heard the same thing … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide for the Terminally Ill is Just “the First Step”
Belgium is Considering Allowing Children to “Choose” Euthanasia
In Belgium, where euthanasia has been legal since 2002, the Parliament is now discussing whether children as young as twelve should be able to choose to have their lives ended this way: http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/10419 It’s more than a little frightening to know that the slippery slope to the current situation in Belgium began long before … [Read more...] about Belgium is Considering Allowing Children to “Choose” Euthanasia