The church has no right to dictate or interfere, in how any person wishes to live or end their lives.
The church has caused enough misery in peoples lives, by imposing fear on the innocent, to follow the weird belief that their is a thing in the sky that can control their lives.
Life is a reality, and how it comes to an end, is the choice of the individual and the individual only.

I agree with David G. - excellent presentation (although I dispute that you had no choice about the circumstances surrounding your arrival, that doesn't affect the topic).

I agree with Valley Guy.

And I agree with Kipp - however this article is about interference by the state, not by the church.

Law is as its only stone-wall away from being. The last will and testaments by the questionaries, as the right of/too life can be easily gathered by just one legal document. Now you want the legal doc from me....:)....sinple....NO:)

planet3

I honestly don't see a problem with allowing voluntary euthanasia.
Surely all those against it could just say ..."...no, it is not for me, I would rather die of natural causes."?

There is no evidence that people are being 'put down' against their will in those countries that have legalised euthanasia.
And there is definitely evidence that most Australians want voluntary euthanasia legalised here.

This article suggests that if we legalise a basic form of voluntary euthanasia here, then it is only a matter of time before we start killing everyone against their will!
What rubbish.

The fact of the matter is that those countries that started with the legalisation of one form of voluntary euthanasia found that this was successful,
and the sky didn't fall in,
so they started extending that availability to more groups of humanity who were also crying out for mercy.

I say amen to that...

This 'social reality' has been in existence for centuries, so why legislate so-called solutions now? Because the motive for treatment has changed. No longer sensitive and caring towards people's needs, the outcome is simply to terminate inconvience. Years ago there were no options available to assist the vulnerable. Now we have modern technology, but as usual someone realized its dark side, hence today we are returning to the dark ages. Must raise voices everywhere to stop this insidious decision-making in what is essentially an invaluable, moral concern for preserving human life.

Longy, I hope you never contract terminal bowel cancer. While you lie there vomiting up feces, I hope you remember the comment you wrote above and just grin and bear it!

You, like the rest of us, don't know what life has in store for us.

You may change your mind one day and not presume to speak for others!