One of the ironies in the death penalty debate is that many people who oppose capital punishment also support euthanasia: death with dignity. In some cases they support voluntary euthanasia on the basis of personal autonomy. But that inevitably shades into involuntary euthanasia for the senile or developmentally disabled. People who cant make life and death decisions for themselves. At first the family makes the decision. But because grown children suffer from a sentimental attachment to their elderly parents, they cant be trusted to make the right decision, so thats soon taken out of their hands. Since, moreover, doctors in countries which practice euthanasia may be govt employees, it will be bureaucrats rather than the patient or family members who ultimately make the decision. As a result, you have people who think its immoral to execute a vicious killer, but virtuous to euthanize someones mother. (Steve Hays)
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 19:31:25 +0000
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