#062 You and Euthanasia… What Does Euthanasia Look Like In Practice? Further Every Day

08/18/22 • 61 min

In Canada, so-called Physician Assisted suicide is the 1# cause of death. According to the Daily Caller: https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/12/canada-euthanasia-disability-human-rights-mental-health/ .;

Let us be clear here, there is a difference between a Do Not Resuscitate order and an act of Euthanasia. We're not talking about needlessly prolonging someone's life artificially, we're talking about medical homicide with intent. The argument from the euthanasia camp comes from personal autonomy, but the autonomy argument is a weak one at best when one considers that suicide is a one person job. Add a second active agent into the equation and it is a homicide by definition.

So, let us attempt to break this down by chair and argument set:

Theology
Does the Bible hit the topic of euthanasia and if so, what does it say?
Ecclesiastes 7:17
1 Corinthians 15:26
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Job 12:10
Philosophy
Is there a point at which euthanasia is "OK"? Don't we "pull the plug" on loved ones in the hospital that we have been told will not regain consciousness?
What is the potential progression - and it certainly looks like Canada is the poster child for this - with implementing physician assisted suicide?
Sanctity of Life vs. Quality of Life: https://probe.org/euthanasia/
https://www.webtruth.org/cultural-issues/a-christian-perspective-on-euthanasia/

None of us would look forward to being mentally incapacitated, nor to be called upon to care for someone in that state for many years. Let us, however, recognize the value of all believers, and seek, with divine help, to show them God-like love and care. We must categorically reject any attempt to lessen the personhood of any individual “made in the likeness of God”.

Cultural
Why can't we accept euthanasia in our culture? What is the big deal?
Shouldn't a person have the right to make the decision for themselves regarding euthanasia? My body, my choice?

Well, like most bodily autonomy arguments pervade by the left, the inverse ultimately is the case: Someone else's body is inconvenient, therefore my choice, and by that they mean license to murder.

Here's a note from a nurse in Australia writing anonymously to protect her job. She details several events like this one to an editor at The Leading Edge Blog :

“There was the family that stood in the corridor of a very busy ward and argued about why the individual who held power of attorney was wasting everyone's time by requesting medical staff keep the patient alive, and that they instead needed to refuse treatment and let nature take its course otherwise, on discharge, the patient would have to go into care and that would eat into their inheritance.

What was this horrible disease that was stripping this individual of their dignity?

A chest infection, which was responding well to intravenous antibiotics.”

An article from the Examiner draws an interesting correlation between Euthanasia and “Granny Dumping” the practice of dumping moderately ill patients on socialized healthcare for convenience:

“Evidence indicates that abused older people are more likely to be female, cognitively impaired, in poor physical health, and dependent on other people. Elderly vulnerable women will be most at risk of coercion to accept euthanasia if it is legalised. If euthanasia is legalised in Tasmania, "granny dumping" will become a much more ominous term.” -The Examiner

Politically
Why is this topic so "touchy" for our political leaders?
What countries allow euthanasia and under what conditions?
Columbia, South America
Canada, North America
Australia
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Canada, Australia, and Colombia allow euthanasia for adults who are in unbearable suffering and who will die from their condition.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/where-is-euthanasia-legal
Economically
What are the economic implications in allowing euthanasia? Don't they all point to the positive side?
https://euthanasia.procon.org/questions/would-financial-motivations-encourage-insurance-companies-and-health-c...

In Canada, so-called Physician Assisted suicide is the 1# cause of death. According to the Daily Caller: https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/12/canada-euthanasia-disability-human-rights-mental-health/ .;

So, let us attempt to break this down by chair and argument set:

Theology
Does the Bible hit the topic of euthanasia and if so, what does it say?
Ecclesiastes 7:17
1 Corinthians 15:26
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Job 12:10
Philosophy
Is there a point at which euthanasia is "OK"? Don't we "pull the plug" on loved ones in the hospital that we have been told will not regain consciousness?
What is the potential progression - and it certainly looks like Canada is the poster child for this - with implementing physician assisted suicide?
Sanctity of Life vs. Quality of Life: https://probe.org/euthanasia/
https://www.webtruth.org/cultural-issues/a-christian-perspective-on-euthanasia/

Cultural
Why can't we accept euthanasia in our culture? What is the big deal?
Shouldn't a person have the right to make the decision for themselves regarding euthanasia? My body, my choice?

Well, like most bodily autonomy arguments pervade by the left, the inverse ultimately is the case: Someone else's body is inconvenient, therefore my choice, and by that they mean license to murder.

Here's a note from a nurse in Australia writing anonymously to protect her job. She details several events like this one to an editor at The Leading Edge Blog :

What was this horrible disease that was stripping this individual of their dignity?

A chest infection, which was responding well to intravenous antibiotics.”

An article from the Examiner draws an interesting correlation between Euthanasia and “Granny Dumping” the practice of dumping moderately ill patients on socialized healthcare for convenience:

Politically
Why is this topic so "touchy" for our political leaders?
What countries allow euthanasia and under what conditions?
Columbia, South America
Canada, North America
Australia
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Canada, Australia, and Colombia allow euthanasia for adults who are in unbearable suffering and who will die from their condition.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/where-is-euthanasia-legal
Economically
What are the economic implications in allowing euthanasia? Don't they all point to the positive side?
https://euthanasia.procon.org/questions/would-financial-motivations-encourage-insurance-companies-and-health-c...

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#061 We Asked A Human Trafficking Recovery Expert Your Questions, This How He Respondedn Pt 2 -Further. Every. Day

Find Dennis Mark:https://www.redeemedtx.org/

We asked a Human Trafficking Revover Expert Your Questions and this is how he responded:

Question: Are not Christians simply enforcing their worldview and religion on other people when they force laws on Sex Trafficking?

Answer: Most of the people who use this verbiage are oftentimes the ones benefiting from the exploitation, mainly the traffickers (pimps) and the consumers (a.k.a. johns).

Question: I mean, you can't legislate morality, right?

Answer: No, but you can legislate and prosecute exploitation.

Question: How should the Church respond to people who are actively being trafficked?

Answer: Everything survivors of human trafficking need to be successful is sitting in the pews of our church. Overcoming their own fears, moving from being paralyzed to engagement, and living out their faith at the level they understand the Word.

Question: What if they are still committed to their lifestyle?

Answer: One of the biggest mistakes and myths about trafficking is this idea of “choice.” So much more to that...

Question: How can a Christian respond effectively to those who are being trafficked?

Answer: With the fruit of the spirit, the ideas of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 and holistic healing...understanding and meeting a person's emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual needs as they are affected by trauma, and yes, trauma affects each of these areas.

Question: Isn't this an issue of the heart and not an issue for government intervention as far as laws are concerned?

Answer: Yes, it is an issue of the heart, but it should be the heart of our elected officials to use their heart and provide a compassionate response to the exploitation of the innocent. In 2000, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act was passed and signed into law to provide the prevention of trafficking, protection of all victims, guidelines for prosecution, and provision of services. In this law was built the ability to reauthorize this act and amend it with improvements as more knowledge is gained.

Question: Don't laws prohibiting a commodity simply create a black market?

Answer: It is already illegal and it is a “underground” market or a viable sub-culture. What is dangerous is legalizing it so that the demand increases and thereby increasing the need for supply which typically involves younger victims.

Question: Shouldn't these women be able to just walk out the door?

Answer: Yes, but it is extremely important to understand the reality of coercion.

Question: If they are really being forced into this, why not just call the police?

Answer: I teach a six-hour course on the realities of survivor care and two-hours is dedicated to just answering this question. It's not about choice, its about control and eliminating options.

Question: Pornography is usually practiced between consenting adults, why should we prohibit anything to do with artistic expression?

Answer: Again, not expression when coercion and exploitation are involved.

Question: Everyone needs to sow their wild oats and experience sexuality of various kinds before they settle down in a marriage. What's wrong with engaging in these acts with these people who are doing it to my understanding willingly if this ultimately benefits my future marriage since I won't want to do it later. And if men can't get sex, doesn't the Sex Trade also reduce violence against women when men can just pay for it when they couldn't get it while dating?

Answer: I'm not sure I can good conscience combine the words “Sex Trade” and “reducing violence” in the same sentence. How dark do you want me to share?

Question: Effectively, for all of the above reasons, isn't the Sex Trade a societal good?

Answer: Effectively, NO.

Question: Doesn't the Constitution provide freedom of association?

Answer: Yes, and I assume you mean Intimate Freedom of Association. But exploitation crosses a line into the violation of the 13th Amendment and the aforementioned TVPA.

Question: How is allowing sex work any different from any other form of occupation?
Answer: I'm going to repeat this premise often, “Not choice or an occupation, but exploitation.”

Question: “If Houston is at the top of the sex trade for national and international exporting what does the increase in volume of illegal border crossings mean for your ministry, the Human Trafficking Industrial Complex, and Political Structure?

What policy measures, in your opinion, should be considered given current circumstances?”

Answer: Not sure where this information is found, but two fundamental problems exist with the statement, 1) “sex trade for national and international exporting”, the reality of sex trafficking in Houston is that rough average ...

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#063 Are Your Contraceptives Abortive Measures? -Further. Every. Day.

Many people do not understand what Contraceptives are available to the modern woman, nor do all understand the potential ethical issues. Note, not all, but some types of contraceptives end in an abortion, but items like IUDs do have a risk of this. This is in addition to the other health concerns for the woman.

Once again, we had Doctor Linda Flower on to discuss, join us as we dig into the discussion laid out above and below.

Theology: What does God think about Contraception? If life begins at conception, what do we as Christians do with birth control methods that ultimately prevent a human life from obtaining successful implantation?

Philosophy: What is the purpose of procreation? Does Contraception always work?

Culture: What happens to the culture when people are free from the product of procreation, children, via Contraception? Has this also led to a culture of irresponsibility and fatherless homes?

Politics: Entitlements for Contraception have been proposed by some on the Left, how should the Christian articulate a response to this? What are the long term effects of Contraception? Is informed consent really being obtained by all who use it?

Economics: Has Abortion and Contraception actually had the reverse effect of “alleviating financial burden” in the Boomer's later years? Does Contraception Culture reduce the value of sexual intimacy? Does it reduce the value of human life?