Tuesday 30 June 2015

Euthanasia and the Death Penalty.

          Now, those States in America that have accepted the death penalty, have been  been struggling with its deliverance  for years.  "it's not reliable",  "it's not sufficiently humane", "some spasms have been noted, the victim is displaying signs of suffering"  they cry, before the convicted has moved on to the 'happier hunting ground'.  Gimme a break!  I have never, ever, heard any of these mostly 'Left Wing Luneys', express the slightest concern regarding the unfortunate, mostly desperate people who have opted for euthanasia, usually, in my opinion, because the system failed them.   I have never heard a single voice raised to ask us in the medical profession,whether the means that may be recommended are kind and humane, and demand that the procedure be delayed until we establish that the unfortunate patients requesting euthanasia are at least getting the most humane dispensation of death that is possible. Why is that, you may ask?  It is because the people making these decisions are bureaucrats, administridiots who are non-physicians, or physicians who have not practiced medicine for so long that they might as well not have bothered.  They are sensitive only to the demands of the system and to make it work as quietly and inexpensively as possible without causing embarrassment to their political masters.  I am embarrassed by the ineptitude of the professional organizations in providing guidance and leadership.
           Let me terminate this brief note by asking you whether you consider it fitting, that your loved one, whether it be a parent, a grandparent or other, deserves to exit this world by a method that most States that believe in the death penalty, consider insufficiently humane for its population of murderers?
Surely you have some opinions on this?
          

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