A story in the Daily Mail detailed a real 'last supper' for a man who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), upon finding out about his illness he decided that he wanted to end his own life at the notorious Dignitas clinic in Switzerland. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1257547/The-supper-The-unbearably-haunting-picture-father-surrounded-loving-family-night-killed-Dignitas-clinic.html
I have a lot of conflict with regards to this matter and on paper it sounds totally logical that someone with a terminal illness should want to end their life with dignity and on their terms but the Catholic in me strongly objects to it, something just doesn't seem right about it. I don't think God meant for us to end our lives when we wish and how we wish no matter how undignified it may seem, God has a plan for everything we do. I can't explain it, but something deep inside of me knows that it is not how it's meant to be. I am sure it took a lot of courage for the daughters of this poor man to make all the arrangements with Dignitas clinic, and even risk criminal prosecution in Great Britain, but that doesn't make it right.
This is a slippery slope if laws regarding right to end life become lax and de-criminalized, how would it stop some vile person who just want their elderly loved ones dead so they could inherit the assets and do away giving long term care to someone.
The whole idea of having your daughters arrange for your suicide at a suicide clinic in one the most picturesque countries in the world just seems a little macabre to me, too clinical and too businesslike for something that is final and can't be reversed.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment