Not to be depressing, but via @ThomasHCrown comes some observations on California’s assisted-suicide law:
What is perhaps most disturbing about Gov. Brown’s decision to allow the bill to become law was that it was, ultimately, based purely on selfish emotion. “In the end, I was left to reflect on what I would want in the face of my own death,” the Governor said.
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As I’ve said here many times: “death with dignity” is hailed as an exercise in personal autonomy, but the people claiming this “right” do not act alone. It’s never a personal, “private” choice. They require assistance — a coarsening of some other person’s conscience. Namely, doctors, whose job is to heal, not kill.
I’m not disabled myself, but I know a few disabled folks who are also politically active. And many of them have apparently gotten told things by well-meaning liberals about ‘quality of life’ with regard to euthanasia that would make your hair turn white. The worst part is when they’re assumed to agree. Not even ‘expected;’ it’s simply assumed…
Moe Lane
The Left enjoys killing people. They just like to dress up their homicidal desires in the robes of altruism.
+5
I have never understood the “Quality of Life” argument. How can your quality of life go up if you are dead? It may have been in the 30’s (assuming a 0-100 scale) before, but at death, it goes straight to zero. Or am I missing something here?
The quality of life goes up for all those caring, sensitive souls who won’t have to put up with those icky disabled people any more. And isn’t that really more important? /sarc