there was good news Scotland out of the country last week. After an “emotionally charged final debate”, a bill that would have legalized assisted death (euthanasia – which is murder) for “exceptionally ill, mentally competent adults” was defeated 69–57. This is good news for vulnerable people in Scotland.
Opponents of the bill raised various concerns, including:
- fear of coercion
- opening a pandora’s box
- Unintended consequences for the most vulnerable, such as the disabled and victims of domestic-abuse
- Lack of conscience protections for health care professionals who did not wish to participate
- And there is a lack of oversight over doctors approving patients to receive lethal doses.
Well, you are certainly right to be concerned about all of the above – what has happened in Canada over the last decade has certainly shown that euthanasia is a slippery slope. that nation now This shelter euthanizes more of its own citizens than it does dogs! This summer, they are on track to have their 100,000th patient die through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). It has now become a significant cause of death, at least in practice having been expanded from the “exceptionally ill” to include a variety of conditions including poverty and mental health.
Whenever a nation forgets the value of life, the most vulnerable are the first to be sacrificed.
Whenever a nation forgets the value of life (which always happens when a Biblical worldview is replaced by an anti-God worldview!), the most vulnerable are the first to be sacrificed. The disabled, the terminally ill, the elderly, orphans, widows and the unborn suffer. I’m grateful that Scotland has at least rejected assisted death, understanding the negative effects of devaluing human life in this way (now they need to apply the same logic to abortion and end that cruel practice. Abortion is currently allowed up to 24 weeks in Scotland).
God has commanded us not to kill (Exodus 20:13). Assisted death may be couched in compassionate language, but in reality it is the killing of some of the most vulnerable people. If we want to know what compassion really looks like, here we go GodWords of, not for the thinking of our day.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
ken
This item was written with the assistance of AIG’s research team.
