Colorado’s assisted suicide bill speeds up the process for out-of-state individuals to end their lives within two days

Canadian Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Delay Expansion ⁤of Assisted Suicide Program

Canadian lawmakers recently introduced legislation to delay a planned ‍expansion of their Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program for three years. ‌Without this​ delay, the rapidly increasing ​Canadian suicide rates will explode⁢ as ⁣those suffering from mental‍ health conditions will be allowed to commit suicide with the help of ⁤a medical professional.

Colorado Legislators Push ‍for Constitutional Enshrinement of‌ “Right”‍ to Death

Not to be ⁢outdone, some Colorado legislators seem eager to expand ‍the culture of death⁤ outside the womb and constitutionally enshrine​ a nonexistent ‌”right” to death inside‍ the womb. They are making the expansion of death‌ a “hill to die on.”

House and Senate legislators have introduced the so-called “Medical‍ Aid-in-Dying” bill. The bill goes much further than voters previously approved with the 2016 Proposition 106​ on physician-assisted suicide. This bill would greatly expand Colorado’s assisted suicide laws, significantly⁢ increase access, and reduce the waiting period for‌ those⁢ choosing death by medical‍ professionals from 15 days to 48 hours, or even less under certain circumstances.

Once adopted, a culture of‍ death expands rapidly.⁤ Assisted suicide now accounts​ for 4 percent of all‌ deaths in Canada. The ill-advised program has already increased the number ‍of physician-assisted suicides to more than 13,000 in 2022. MAID was initially‌ scheduled⁢ to expand to mental health cases this March, but the proposed delay to 2027 is merely to prepare​ their ⁣medical system for implementation, not because it’s an⁣ inherently immoral plan.

No wonder Canada long ago abandoned the Hippocratic oath despite pro-life advocacy to revive the pledge. Once‍ a person ​is convinced life in the ‍womb is disposable, it’s not a long leap in moral logic that life outside the womb ⁣is likewise valueless, especially when it becomes difficult.

A similar trajectory is occurring in Colorado. Having obtained a Democratic governing trifecta, the Colorado Legislature is ⁤busy pushing leftist ideas like SB24-068. The bill has several poison pills in it, including the removal of the requirement for patients to be state residents. The Colorado medical tourism ⁤industry of abortion‌ and transgender surgery on ​minors will expand to support end-of-life participants. The devaluing of life across the Centennial State continues apace, even claiming moral superiority.

As our good friends to the north⁢ have ⁣already shown, this won’t be ​the last expansion of​ the slippery slope that is immoral⁤ killing. Although not required by many modern medical schools, the ​Hippocratic oath influenced the medical profession to adopt the common mantra of “doing no harm or injustice” to patients. Interestingly, the original ⁢translation goes on to say the following:

I will not give‌ a lethal⁤ drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly, I will ​not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion.

In purity and according to ‌divine law will I carry out my life and my art.

Expansion of the so-called “right ⁣to die” in Colorado will not stop with SB24-068 and will fundamentally alter the nature of medical care and societal views concerning death. Colorado’s ever-expanding‌ abortion protections and Democrat transgender “care” policies have already demonstrated that once unleashed, the medical profession has an almost limitless ⁢ability to bring⁤ misery and death, whether patients want to be there or (like babies in the womb) have no voice in the matter.⁤ Those who choose suicide to “reduce ‌the pain” are ‍acting on a logical error called an appeal to ignorance. How does one know​ that death eliminates pain? Most world ⁣religions ‌accept some form‌ of existence ⁢beyond the grave; to assume they are all incorrect is risky.

The immoral expansion of ​suicide authorized by SB24-068 will follow the same path as Canada until even those in a mental health crisis, who most need the empathy‍ of⁢ medical professionals, may be encouraged instead to commit suicide. Eventually, suicide will be argued as⁢ the moral high⁢ ground, perhaps even ⁢a moral imperative. ⁣Abortion has followed a similar trajectory from “safe, legal, and rare” to “shout your abortion.”⁣ There is little reason to think euthanasia will not follow a similar trajectory.

Once normalized, euthanasia has‌ the potential to be far less expensive than years of ⁢medical treatment or counseling. Which long-term outcome will insurance providers support? Although SB24-068 anticipates that concern and⁣ restricts attempts to coerce those with a terminal illness to‍ request suicide pharmaceuticals, how can this​ restriction be enforced, and will that injunction last as ‍Colorado slides down the slippery ⁤slide of progressive eugenics?

There is a⁢ better way, created by the Greeks well before the invention of modern medicines and passed to modernity in the Hippocratic Corpus. Within the words “I⁣ will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked” is an acknowledgment ⁤of the intrinsic value of⁢ human life.‍ This ​belief is enshrined in the Judeo-Christian understanding that ‍God ordains life from conception until natural death. Accordingly, the U.S. Declaration of Independence posits ⁢that our Creator endows us with a “right to life,” not a right ‍to death. America has long understood and protected the value of life, even and especially for ⁤those ​in the ⁣most difficult and painful circumstances.

The wonders of modern medicine have produced massive improvements to the quality of ⁤life and medical care during all seasons⁢ of life. Why would the Colorado Legislature reverse⁣ that progress, negatively⁣ influence ⁣the medical profession, and​ continue the⁣ rush to cheapen life and encourage suicide? It seems the ​ancient Greeks were​ on to ‍something; maybe ‌the ​Colorado‌ Legislature should listen.