Comments on: Some Objections to Legalised Euthanasia http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/ Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: promise http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/comment-page-1/#comment-95958 promise Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:18:08 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/#comment-95958 I strongly feel its barbaric to end someone's life cause you not god you dont know what is god purpose for that person and the reason why he chooses to keep them in pain. Promise Khumalo, Johannesburg I strongly feel its barbaric to end someone’s life cause you not god you dont know what is god purpose for that person and the reason why he chooses to keep them in pain.
Promise Khumalo, Johannesburg

]]> By: Nicola http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/comment-page-1/#comment-92335 Nicola Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:59:22 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/#comment-92335 One has to question the common sense and morality of those who would euthanise a depressed teen. After all, depression is incredibly common in the teen years, but is often relatively easy to overcome. The same applies to bi-polar. One of my friends was bi-polar as a teen, yet has gone on to become qualified in one of the helping professions and is now assisting others to put their lives back together. What will they be allowing euthanasia for next - the common cold?? Nicola Saad One has to question the common sense and morality of those who would euthanise a depressed teen. After all, depression is incredibly common in the teen years, but is often relatively easy to overcome.

The same applies to bi-polar. One of my friends was bi-polar as a teen, yet has gone on to become qualified in one of the helping professions and is now assisting others to put their lives back together.

What will they be allowing euthanasia for next – the common cold??

Nicola Saad

]]> By: Dee http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/comment-page-1/#comment-92157 Dee Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:39:01 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/#comment-92157 This is nothing less than social engineering. In Oregon, U.S.A. there is a new center being built where people are being encouraged to take advantage of a physician assisted suicide because 'we can't afford to keep you alive'. I believe that we are heading towards a society where you will have 'Soylent Green' style euthanasia centers where people who are a 'burden' will be encouraged, or even taken, to have their lives taken. This is a truly horrifying development for our society and the apologists for all these satanic developments in our society are using their NLP style rhetoric to lull the public into a sleep so deep that they can't even see their own destruction staring them in the face! We Christians must stand on the rooftops and shout out the sanity while we can. Dee Graf This is nothing less than social engineering. In Oregon, U.S.A. there is a new center being built where people are being encouraged to take advantage of a physician assisted suicide because ‘we can’t afford to keep you alive’. I believe that we are heading towards a society where you will have ‘Soylent Green’ style euthanasia centers where people who are a ‘burden’ will be encouraged, or even taken, to have their lives taken. This is a truly horrifying development for our society and the apologists for all these satanic developments in our society are using their NLP style rhetoric to lull the public into a sleep so deep that they can’t even see their own destruction staring them in the face!
We Christians must stand on the rooftops and shout out the sanity while we can.
Dee Graf

]]> By: Peter Rice http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/comment-page-1/#comment-91844 Peter Rice Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:47:05 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/07/29/some-objections-to-legalised-euthanasia/#comment-91844 I am pleased to be first cab off the rank on this issue. As a social worker for many years, I can speak from personal experience. The incidence of people 'jumping the gun' on their dying relatives has become more common over the years. Even children of a dying person try and do take the dying persons possessions when they are most vulnerable and sometimes before they have passed-on or a will has been .presented. Little can be done in such circumstances. Those involved simply claim they were promised by the deceased that thay could have the goods. One recent case of a dying man would not sign and have his will witnessed until he knew he was close to death, in an attempt to protect his wishes about the distribution of his property. In another case when the children knew their relative would not be leaving the hospice they broke into her home and garage and took whatever suited their fancy including a boat, trailer and family car. Obviously, a conspiricy was involved. These are not isolated incidents. As a cadet social worker in the 1970s a man called and said he needed help. He had advanced emphacema but was still able to live in the home he owned. He told me he was aware that his daughter and her husband wanted to 'take over his house' and wanted him out. In a week or so his doctor (in collusion with the daughter) had declared him incapable of caring for himself and had admitted him to a nurding home against his will. I rang the doctor and he told me to 'mind my own bisiness'. He man died a few weeks later. There is much more involved in this issue than 'the right to die' and the wishes of the most vulnerable (young and old) will be over-ruled if eathanasia become legal. These bills should be rejected. Peter Rice I am pleased to be first cab off the rank on this issue. As a social worker for many years, I can speak from personal experience. The incidence of people ‘jumping the gun’ on their dying relatives has become more common over the years. Even children of a dying person try and do take the dying persons possessions when they are most vulnerable and sometimes before they have passed-on or a will has been .presented. Little can be done in such circumstances. Those involved simply claim they were promised by the deceased that thay could have the goods. One recent case of a dying man would not sign and have his will witnessed until he knew he was close to death, in an attempt to protect his wishes about the distribution of his property. In another case when the children knew their relative would not be leaving the hospice they broke into her home and garage and took whatever suited their fancy including a boat, trailer and family car. Obviously, a conspiricy was involved. These are not isolated incidents. As a cadet social worker in the 1970s a man called and said he needed help. He had advanced emphacema but was still able to live in the home he owned. He told me he was aware that his daughter and her husband wanted to ‘take over his house’ and wanted him out. In a week or so his doctor (in collusion with the daughter) had declared him incapable of caring for himself and had admitted him to a nurding home against his will. I rang the doctor and he told me to ‘mind my own bisiness’. He man died a few weeks later. There is much more involved in this issue than ‘the right to die’ and the wishes of the most vulnerable (young and old) will be over-ruled if eathanasia become legal. These bills should be rejected.
Peter Rice

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