We like to think of ourselves as compassionate people. We sometimes contemplate what we would do if or when confronted with a crisis. A choice between two evils. Trying to make the best decision in a bad situation. Looking for the best outcome for ourselves with a minimum amount of suffering.
This is human reasoning — we all do it.
If we truly understand our own role and the effect of consequences, we will certainly think before we act. If I do this, then that might happen. If I exceed the speed limit, then I might get a speeding ticket. If I take something from a store without paying for it, then I might get arrested for stealing. If I date after I’m married, then I might go through a divorce and ruin my family and finances. If I … then …
If I help someone in need, then they will benefit and I may find fulfillment. If I stand for the truth, then I will not be compromised and will help defeat a lie. If I … then …
When legalizing abortion on a national level, I heard discussions alluding to the compassion of taking abortions out of the back alley and making them safer for women. Another argument for nationalizing abortion was to compassionately take the demand off states who legalized abortion, so they would not be overwhelmed. Mothers, nationwide, would no longer have to endure an unwanted pregnancy if they were compassionately allowed to have an abortion. Abortion was sold as rare and as a last resort.
Abortions, as it turned out, were neither rare nor a last resort. We wouldn’t have provided over 63,000,000+ abortions if that were true. Abortions are not safe, do not relieve doctors’ workloads, and do not alleviate suffering.
Killing babies before they are born prevents men and women from becoming responsible fathers and mothers. They are off the hook for being responsible for the life they helped to create. They plotted to have their child killed and are accomplices to murder. Abortion is our national guilt.
Access to abortion resulted in greater promiscuity, hardened hearts toward children and families, encouraged mistrust between men and women, pressured women to consent to abortion, and helped to make society less safe in general.
Our legislators are now preparing to legalize euthanasia in Michigan. Once again, they are selling “compassionately killing” the vulnerable with “dignity” as a way to help “eliminate suffering”. What good reason is there to kill Granny? Pain? We have pain drugs and use them during palliative care.
Killing is not compassionate. Whose suffering are they going to eliminate? Their children’s? Their spouse’s? Anyone else who may be called upon to provide for Granny’s care? Killing the elderly and vulnerable requires consent from a family member or someone given authority to make decisions on their behalf. This is yet another legal avenue to plot the murder of a vulnerable human being.
Think about the benefits. Families would not have to suffer from prolonged care that might eat up their inheritance. Insurance companies would not have to pay for prolonged care. The government would save on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare payments. Our legislators are constantly telling us these “entitlements” are unsustainable, even though we pay for this retirement fund and Medicare is deducted from Social Security payments. Those of us not doomed to be killed could be rolling in dough!
Euthanasia, along with abortion, will definitely increase our national guilt and further produce a more inhumane society. We’ll all be asking ourselves, again, “How did things get so bad?” We fail to make the connection that inhumane laws produce an inhumane society.
We all have a responsibility to speak up. Silence is a lie’s best friend, and compassionate killing is a lie!
If Michigan legalizes euthanasia, then they will be coming for you next …