“Although it is not policy yet, some in England are raising the question of whether society should pay for the burden of keeping ill newborns alive. They are advocating a change on the basis that caring for sick newborns is too costly and that they have less a likelihood of becoming productive: “In its proposal the College of Obstetricians argued that active euthanasia [legalized murder] should be considered for the overall good of families, to spare parents the emotional burden and financial stress of caring for desperately sick infants.” (Templeton, The Sunday Times, 5 November 2006)”
(Do you realize that Isaac Newton, the renowned scientist would have been murdered under this criteria?–my question)
“In the Netherlands, another country with government-run health care, babies born before 25 weeks are not given medical treatment under certain conditions, (Zimonjic, The Sunday Times, 12 November 2006) and there have been four cases of infant euthanasia already. Dr. Eduard Verhagen, head of the children’s clinic at one of the government-run hospitals, stated in an interview, “In extreme cases the best way to protect life is to sometimes assist a little bit in death.” (Verhagen, Morning Edition, National Public Radio, l December 2004)
Christians should especially be alarmed at these developments as they are the natural progression of a European mindset, which has spread to the West. It is the same mindset held by the German Nazi physicians under Hitler. We must retain our choice of medical care and physicians, because there are some health care providers who believe that murder is “protecting life!” The lives of those we love may depend on it.
Private and Home Educators of California
Legal-Legislative Update Jan/Feb 2008
P.O. Box 730
Lincoln, CA 9548-0730
www.pheofca.org
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