Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!

Gordie Howe The Greatest of Them All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtK-2khay3s

The culture of death rejoices. There was a neighbour in Rez at the U of S who told everyone that 65 should be the "retirement" age - as in the age when people are put to sleep. After that age he felt people became too much of a drag on society. No amount of arguing could dissuade him..even if his own folks were no longer young and working their butt off in a small town cafe they owned to put him through school.

Welcome to the slippery slope and know that there are people in Canada idealogically eager to push others down it now that they can.

Hippocratic Oath anybody?

Finally! A way to deal with those troublesome sick people and old people. Plus a great way to hurry up an inheritance. I fear being executed because I am old more than I fear a lingering death.

Judges should not be making that call.

Doctors and nurses at times help the dying process along, administering morphine to dull the pain and withholding nutrients, water and/or oxygen. That should be in consultation with the patient's family.

Interesting ruling. On the face of it, I think it's a good one. For everyone here who believes in property rights, and decries that they are not in the Charter, what is this ruling except a firm statement of just that from the SCC? If I don't own my body and my life, with the right to do with them what I will, I don't own anything.

We need safeguards for the process, but ultimately, if I want to end my life, nobody, not the state, not my family, not a doctor, and certainly not "society" has the moral or ethical right to stop me from doing so. It's time the law of the land recognized this fact.

The slippery slope of abortion was 'in the interests of the mothers health', and now...

Post-natal abortion, here we come.

Right in line with the other comments--- you are old, annoying and worth more dead than the time and patience to tend to you.

Maranatha.

We need safeguards for the process, but ultimately, if I want to end my life, nobody, not the state, not my family, not a doctor, and certainly not "society" has the moral or ethical right to stop me from doing so. It's time the law of the land recognized this fact.

Problem is, you want to make someone else complicit in killing you. It'll be like not serving the disoriented people, a crime.

And so our Supreme Overlords decree another 'Charter right' where no such text exists, and places a brick wall around any societal or Parliamentary debate on the issue. The Supremes have spoken, their word is final, so shall it be done. In a decade anyone who dares speak out against this new 'Charter right' will be considered a social pariah by the political left, our mainstream media, universities, etc, just as with abortion.

I pity the first doctor who dares to refuse to assist in a suicide on grounds of his/her personal beliefs (especially if he/she is a Christian). Poor devil will be roasted by all the above 'correct elements' of our society, probably drummed right out of practising medicine and made to repent his/her 'backwards' beliefs.

Our governments at all levels need to grow some balls and start invoking the notwithstanding clause from time to time to rein these judges in. I think it is profoundly unhealthy for such socially divisive topics to be judicially decreed "off limits" like this.

It's going to be a great show tonight. I can't wait!

Funny, isn't it, how all the fans of assisted suicide want to give the job to physicians? Look, if you want to off yourself, fine. If you lack the wherewithal to do it, or lack the physical strength or physical courage to do the deed, get the help of a family member or trusted friend. Don't try to fob off the job onto the shoulders of a medical doctor, whose calling is to preserve life.

"I am saying that I own myself ..."

Heh, try selling your kidney...

Unelected, so-called "Supreme" Court judges are tools for gutless politicians who pass the tough, politically risky decisions off to the Court and run with their decisions.

Judges making decisions on issues that affect our lives directly need to be elected before we can consider ourselves to be a true democracy. They attain their robes by being appointed by the elected PM of the day, that's skirting democracy.

"I am saying that I own myself and therefore I have the right to end my life, should I choose to, at any time and for any reason, and that is an sbsolute right."

So, what's stopping you? Other than you can't get help to do it?

This was inevitable and will of course "progress" over the years. It's simply a matter of economics, we are living far beyond the ability of the government monopoly on health care to look after us, so it was only a matter of time.

A good example of government's treatment of the helpless is their dumping of the mentally ill onto the streets of our cities, purely a matter of cost, nothing more.If anyone believes their treatment of the elderly and sick will be any more merciful,they haven"t been paying attention,

I have said for many years that mine will be the first generation in history to be murdered by our own children, and have been scorned for such a cynical view.

But this decision today is just the start,and I am so crass as to say," I told you so".

Does this comment at the link epitomise the mentality of the average person these days?

"Best thing I've read in months!!!

So it's official, god doesn't exist and all of the smartest people in the world agree and are not abiding by the book written 2000 years ago. That being said, can we finally focus on giving women freedom to do what they want with their bodies when it comes to abortion? Can we finally legalize Marijuana?"

Trudeau in a landslide.

This rises two points. 1.When will this right become an obligation? 2. When the doctor refuses to help, will he be taken to the Human Rights Police and forced to, or at least refer the patient to someone who will comply. Also countries in Europe that have right to die are starting to look at the rate of RTD and are passing laws to restrict the use. They have expressed worry that the use is higher than the need. Of course when an eight year old expresses he wants to die and the parents and doctors agree why not. Last, if you have the right to die why can't an unborn have the right to life?

Speaking as a disabled person, I don't want to live in this country any more...

I (literally) watched my mother smother to death over years from ALS. This is a compassionate decision, supported by people with experience and opposed by those without. Slippery slope arguments can be applied to many things, so much so that they are pointless ("All of life is lived on a slippery slope - George Will"). Watch someone die that way, and then let me see you get on your high horse. In the meantime, GFY.

And this report is from way back in 1999 and not including 14 more years of upping involuntary euthanasia in Holland. You can Google alot of similar reports and ones about academics making the argument that the doctors should have the final say about everybody.
http://www.euthanasia.com/holland99.html

I've also read in the recent past of Dutch doctors now ignoring the "Do Not Kill Me" cards anti-euthanasia types carry on them. And I've read one Dutch doctor admitting that the more you do it, the easier it becomes with the first time having been the hardest.

So postnatal abortion, and euthanasia. And they call ME barbaric for wanting a return of the death penalty!

FCUK ME I am befinning to really HATE the Ephors of Western society!

There is a certain justice in this. The generation that legalized the murder of inconvenient and unwanted babies will themselves be murdered when they become inconvenient and unwanted.

The cult of Trudopia working exactly as it was intended... The advantages of belonging to a cult rather than a nation are many, you never have to think for yourself, someone better than you will be appointed to "interpret" whats best for you, debate is not necessary, Parliament is not necessary, electing a Government is irrelevant and theres always plenty of Kool-Aid to go around. Can the Peoples Temple of Trudopia now be referred to as a "suicide cult" too...? or do we still pretend to be a British Parliamentary Democracy...? I await the Judges "interpretation" of what it was Trudeau Sr decided for me.

Often times what is acceptable becomes mandatory, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Will Dr's have a choice to terminate or decline comment or to refer? Or no choice as they're essentially gov't employees in Canada.

How does this dovetail with "do no harm"?

I'm losing my grip on how to accurately describe the SCOC in rational terms.

Its times like this that Loki needs to make his presence felt.
let the good doctor speak

Unelected judges have opened the doors the Netherlands and Belgium have long since opened and seen the abuses of.

People could already kill themselves if they wished.

How is it "dignified" to be offed by someone charged with saving one's life?

Who is someone to kill me for a hospital bed?

for those who think they can go elsewhere to avoid any coming legislation I ask one question. where would you go??? the US is rapidly changing and health care there is going to be twice as expensive as it was once oobama care is finished screwing up their healthcare. the brits will be more than happy to let anyone die that may cost the government too much money. south America? cuba? how about north korea, I hear they really look after those who are ill and infirm. maybe the middle east, isis will definitely shorten any non muslim's life along with muslims, oh well. try a living will. in the event of an incurable illness you can restrict the treatment and refuse any extraordinary measures to keep you alive. birth and death, two things we have no choice in, if we are sane rational people.