Assisted suicide is becoming a pseudo-religion, a form of spirituality, in which "(Brittany) Maynard has become a sort of secular saint for the cause, and the media have provided her hagiography," according to Psychiatrist Aaron Kheriaty of the University of California at Irvine. What is being worshipped? In a blogpost linked below, Kheriaty writes that it is a delusional … [Read more...] about The “Movement” for Assisted Suicide: A New Kind of Religious Zealotry
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Our Tax Dollars at Work: Prettifying Suicide and Ignoring the Vulnerable
The Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee heard testimony on Wednesday on Act 39. The two questions being examined: “Is Act 39 working?” and “Should the sunset provisions in Act 39 be repealed?” Testimony was heard from a dozen people, nearly all of whom acknowledged that there are problems with the law, including the lack of documentation required, and the scarcity of … [Read more...] about Our Tax Dollars at Work: Prettifying Suicide and Ignoring the Vulnerable
More about the Nonsense and Doublespeak of Margaret Battin
Other Nonsense from Margaret Battin In addition to her blanket assertion that no person has been hurt by the Oregon PAS law, Margaret Battin said in her testimony that it’s OK to manipulate the language to define assisted suicide as not suicide. She said we call Sampson a hero for pulling down the temple on himself to defeat the Philistines. She said we call St. Agnes a … [Read more...] about More about the Nonsense and Doublespeak of Margaret Battin