You and I are on the same side of this issue...how about that.
You'll survive. ;-)
Seriously I derived my position by following the same principles I use when the discussion is illegal aliens: Human laws are designed for people and for the upholding of their unalienable rights, not the other way around.
>"You'll survive. ;-) "<
- So you think I'm gonna make it after all, eh?
whew...I was worried for a minute! ;^D
"Seriously I derived my position by following the same principles I use when the discussion is illegal aliens: Human laws are designed for people and for the upholding of their unalienable rights, not the other way around."
-Well FRiend, we'll leave that *other* subject for future threads, but I will admit that I have a great deal more respect for you, now that I know where your perspective is coming from.
Here is a webblog you may like, dealing with this subject (Dr Bob) doctorisin.blogspot.com
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"Great evil springs in countless small steps from lesser evil. Jesus Christ was doubtless not the first innocent man Pilate condemned to death; soft porn came before child porn, snuff films, and rape videos; in the childhood of the serial killer lies cruelty to animals.
Small evils harden the heart, making greater evil easier, more routine, less chilling. We marvel at the hideousness of the final act, but the descent to depravity is a gentle slope downwards.
The false optimism of expediency: Solve the problem today, deny any future consequences. We are nearsighted creatures in the extreme, seeing only the benefits of our current actions while dismissing the potential for unknown, disastrous ramifications.
When Baby Knauer, an infant with blindness, mental retardation and physical deformities, became the first child euthanized in Germany, who could foresee the horrors of Auschwitz and Dachau?"
Many well meaning folks continue to ignore the time proven slippery slope argument...but as you know, it's already in the Netherlands: Groningen Protocol: "Dutch hospital says it euthanized babies"
Regards