Be warned: the slippery slope of euthanasia is real
by David Robertson, Christian Today:
It was a startling headline in The Australian: “State-sanctioned death exposes West’s moral decay.”
The article that followed, from Paul Kelly, the paper’s Editor-at-Large, was one of the most extraordinary, moving, and powerful I have ever read, and I thought it would be helpful to share some of the insights with Christian Today readers – especially as the national and devolved parliaments in the UK are yet again about to be pressured to change the euthanasia laws.
One thing I have learned over the years is that the elites who think that their moral values should be imposed on the rest of us, will never give up until they get their way. Having, as they consider, won the battle for public opinion, they are now doing their best to remove the remaining obstacles, mainly the medical profession and Christianity.
Their case is simple and is often simplistically put: tell the story of someone who is suffering terribly and then ask why they should not be allowed to ‘die with dignity’ and put out of their misery?
When it is put like that, it seems so obvious, but it’s only when we step back and look at the wider picture – and tell other stories – that we realise that the situation is more complex, and that the simplistic solution offered by euthanasia is both dangerous and damning.
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