I don’t know what to say having just read this.....
“Since legalised euthanasia was introduced in the Netherlands, initially by court decision (1973) and subsequently by statute (2002), there is no doubt that there has been a rapid expansion of the categories of people considered eligible for physician administered death.
Children aged 16 and over can request euthanasia without parental agreement.
Children aged 12 to 16 can be killed by euthanasia if they request it and a parent agrees.
Children up to the age of 12, including newborns, may be killed by lethal injection with parental consent.
Psychiatric conditions such as depression or anorexia have been accepted as sufficient justification for requesting euthanasia.”
(From the FamilyVoice briefing paper on the SA Voluntary Euthanasia Bill)
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WOW . . . that's frightening! Although I have wondered at times, about how I might feel about euthanasia if faced with an extreme and painful injury or disease, I have a healthy respect for the sanctity of life and the authority of God. Apparently, these folks do not.
This seems to me to be a greater moral issue than carbon emissions (see previous post.)
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