Posted on 04/12/2019 5:34:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed legislation making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to end their lives.
Murphy, a Democrat, signed the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act in private. His office would not answer why the signing was not public. The law goes into effect in August.
He earlier indicated he would support the bill, but in a personal statement, Murphy a lifelong Catholic revealed that he wrestled with whether to sign the legislation. The states Catholic Conference testified against the measure.
I have concluded that, while my faith may lead me to a particular decision for myself, as a public official I cannot deny this alternative to those who may reach a different conclusion, Murphy wrote. I believe this choice is a personal one and, therefore, signing this legislation is the decision that best respects the freedom and humanity of all New Jersey residents.
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I agree with you.
Youre right. Nothing is ever easy is it.
This type of legislation does much more than simply give you access to suicide pills.
This law affects those who don’t want to commit suicide, too.
Already, if you’re deemed terminally ill, hospital staff treats you as a waste of time and resources. What do you think will happen under this law?
BINGO
Yeah, if only life were easier!
you think the hospital staff is going to go out of their way to kill someone that is already dying? I don’t think so.
This law isn't about people on their deathbeds. It's about people declared "terminally ill" with 6 months or less to live.
i know that. and if they want to hasten their death, that’s ok by me. You seemed to imply that this law was going to allow hospital staff to hasten their death for them. I don’t think that would happen.
“Hastening” someone’s death already happens. It’s been happening for a long time, just by stopping treatment and/or denying food.
But, this law isn’t about “hastening” anyone’s death, either. It’s about killing someone outright.
Not wanting to be a burden, not wanting to live in a certain condition - all of that is understandable. We all worry about those things.
But this kind of law opens up a can of worms. Some people will be pressured into suicide - by people who stand to inherit, or by doctors who think a patient is wasting resources. Some people may be tricked into agreeing to it.
A sick person wishing for death is understandable. But this is bad policy, all around.
I visited her ever day in the hospital, and talked to her in the hope of sparking a response. It didn't work, and I have no way of knowing if she even head me.
There is no way I would have done anything to end her life. I didn't want her dead, I wanted her back to health. I ultimately had to accept that she wasn't going to recover. Still, her death was a shock, and it took me over a year to get over it.
Ultimately I met a widow, fell in love, and got married. We've had a good life together. However, we both know what it means to lose someone we love. One or the other of us will have to go through it again. It isn't a pleasant thought. Even so, it's better than being lonely. I wouldn't wish loneliness on my worst enemy.
. I wouldn’t wish loneliness on my worst enemy.
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