Chapter 9 - No Less a Worthy Life
This chapter was relatively straight forward. However, I don't really like the parallels the book tries to draw in order to make a bigger impact. For example, I dislike how this chapter compared euthanasia with abortion.
Euthanasia is an option that is sometimes chosen by a patient. This patient has at the very least a basic understanding of their current condition and their probability of getting better. The patient also has an understanding that they are choosing to end their lives by refusing any further treatment. Abortion, on the other hand, is a decision made by a parent (only the mother in most cases) to end someone else's life. Abortion is not a form of suicide, it is a form of murder. It is a decision made to end another human's life. The only connection between euthanasia and abortion is the end outcome of death.
I think this book tries too hard in making these connections to try and instill a sense of astonishment in the reader. I don't agree with this type of tactic because it is, in most cases, a shameless way of attracting people to a certain point of view. Other than that, I enjoyed the rest of the chapter and the talk of how people were able to change the world view of the young man and help him choose life over death. References to the ACLU (Anti-Christian Lawyers Union) made me not want to read on, but I got through it with only a few problems.
Euthanasia is an option that is sometimes chosen by a patient. This patient has at the very least a basic understanding of their current condition and their probability of getting better. The patient also has an understanding that they are choosing to end their lives by refusing any further treatment. Abortion, on the other hand, is a decision made by a parent (only the mother in most cases) to end someone else's life. Abortion is not a form of suicide, it is a form of murder. It is a decision made to end another human's life. The only connection between euthanasia and abortion is the end outcome of death.
I think this book tries too hard in making these connections to try and instill a sense of astonishment in the reader. I don't agree with this type of tactic because it is, in most cases, a shameless way of attracting people to a certain point of view. Other than that, I enjoyed the rest of the chapter and the talk of how people were able to change the world view of the young man and help him choose life over death. References to the ACLU (Anti-Christian Lawyers Union) made me not want to read on, but I got through it with only a few problems.
posted by True at 5:10 PM
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Abortion is not murder. I am 90% sure that you're a man who will never have to deal with the pain that comes with making this decision. Get an education, then we'll talk.
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