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Mercy Killing? Oppose it

By Right to Life of Michigan This is the final in a five-part series contrasting the ways our society could handle end-of-life care moving forward. What is a doctor? What role do they occupy in society? While these questions may seem clear, in recent decades the...

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A “mercy killing” outside the law

By Michael Cook One issue that seldom surfaces in discussions about the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia is the message it may send to unbalanced people. A snapshot of what could happen is the death in February of 81-year-old David Paterson, who was...

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Mercy Killing to Prevent Child Abuse

By Wesley J. Smith Editor’s note. This story appears on Wesley’s great blog. Society is oozing “compassion” as a reason to kill these days.  Self starvation is being promoted in the NYT. Assisted suicide is treated by many commentators and advocates as a necessity....

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