The Moral Danger of Physician-Assisted Suicide
In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled in Vacco v. Quill that there was no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. Those of us here at BreakPoint recall how Chuck Colson and others breathed a sigh of relief.
But a lot has changed in 18 years. What was legally unthinkable then is oh so thinkable today. And even if the Court doesn't reverse itself, at least eighteen states and the District of Columbia are contemplating following the lead of Oregon and several European countries, most notably the Netherlands and Belgium.
That's why a vitally important Heritage Foundation paper by Ryan T. Anderson is most welcome.
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The title says it all, "Always Care, Never Kill: How Physician-Assisted Suicide Endangers the Weak, Corrupts Medicine, Compromises the Family, and Violates Human Dignity and Equality."
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/always-care-never-kill-the-dangers-of-physician-assisted-suicide-136620/
