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Monday, November 04, 2002Lee accused Attorney General John Ashcroft of pursuing a "personal vendetta" against assisted suicide, based more on political and moral objections than legal principles. Pardon me, but isn’t the law a codification of our moral principles? If we didn’t care about morality, we wouldn’t have laws. It’s immoral to steal, to murder, to act so selfishly that we put others in danger, and to insure that these immoral acts are kept to a minimum, we have laws. The Compassion in Dying Federation has grown from an Oregon-focused group to a national advocacy group for the right of patients to kill themselves. Some suspect that their ultimate goal is to promote active euthanasia, once they’ve achieved general acceptance for the passive type, which is what “assisted suicide” amounts to. (Oregon voters should take note. A state that’s willing to allow euthanasia probably isn’t the best to ask to assume full financial responsibility for everyone’s healthcare.) They're the organization responsible for suing a doctor for elderly abuse because he wasn't able to adequately control a patient's pain without killing him. For the low-down on the goals and financing of this and other right-to-die organizations, click here. posted by Sydney on 11/04/2002 08:24:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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