To Live and Die in California
This week I decided to write about a bill in the California legislature that would legalize so-called physician assisted suicide. It's almost a misnomer because while the doctors would be providing the lethal dose, they wouldn't administer it.
But this is just a continuation of the choice issue to me. Surely, if a human has the right to choose an abortion, they should have the same right to choose to abort their own life when they're terminally ill.
I cringe when I hear about some elderly person who lovingly shoots his ill wife. Such a violent death shouldn't have to happen. Medical science should help these people die with dignity.
One thing people have to keep in mind is that judging by Oregon's experience, very few people actually decide to avail themselves of the right to die. That's fine. No one should be encouraged or coerced to die. It's about having the option.
Californians deserve that option.
But this is just a continuation of the choice issue to me. Surely, if a human has the right to choose an abortion, they should have the same right to choose to abort their own life when they're terminally ill.
I cringe when I hear about some elderly person who lovingly shoots his ill wife. Such a violent death shouldn't have to happen. Medical science should help these people die with dignity.
One thing people have to keep in mind is that judging by Oregon's experience, very few people actually decide to avail themselves of the right to die. That's fine. No one should be encouraged or coerced to die. It's about having the option.
Californians deserve that option.
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