Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Support for Robert Latimer would damage the Case for Euthanasia

Another point I should make is that support of Robert Latimer (I am not sure if you have stance either way) would damage the case for Voluntary Euthanasia. What the Christian Right and the Free Robert Latimer Movement have in common is neither makes a distinction between Voluntary Euthanasia and Murder. The "Right to Life" Movement denounces voluntary euthanasia as "murder". The supporters of Robert Latimer support "mercy killings" (i.e. the killing of the disabled and other oppressed people) as "euthanasia. The Christian Right could seize on this and point to the killing of Tracy Latimer killing as "proof" that "euthanasia is murder".

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