A Penitent Blogger

Mindful of my imperfections, seeking to know Truth more deeply and to live Love more fully.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus? Cum vix iustus sit securus?
Recordare, Iesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae: Ne me perdas illa die...

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Euthanasia without consent

The World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations, an international organization of Catholic doctors, has denounced new steps being taken to legally terminate human life.

On August 30, according to the statement, the Dutch judiciary allowed Groningen's University Hospital to induce the death of children under 12, including newborns, when they are suffering from incurable sicknesses or undergoing unbearable suffering.

On August 26, according to the statement, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state was allowed to end the life of a mildly retarded black man on a ventilator contrary to the wishes of his guardian ad litem.

The slippery slope continues.

"Right to die" is becoming "mandate to die."