Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Where We Are Heading

Today's Breakpoint had a scary article about euthanasia "donors" giving organs to people in need of transplants. Did you know that in The Netherlands, a doctor can now kill you if in his/her judgment your quality of live is no longer worthy of living. BTW, this can be done without input from you the patient or your family. "Professionals" will make the call. Think of the benefit to those who need transplants. Also think about the fact that:

"Last year, two Oxford professors writing in the journal Bioethics, described a way to facilitate this “benefit.” They asked 'Why should surgeons have to wait until the patient has died?” Instead, doctors should 'anesthetize the patient and remove organs, including the heart and lungs.
Brain death would follow removal of the heart. This would increase both the number and quality of available organs.'

Why wait indeed! It sounds like a wonderful future, as long as you aren't in the hands of the "professionals." 

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