By Judie Brown
Freedom is defined as “the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action.” In its most literal sense, this definition suggests that not even the laws of God can impede the chosen actions of an individual. This would be the position of all those who choose death for others, whether prior to or after birth. It certainly sounds better than murder, or at the very least manslaughter, which are the honest definitions of such actions.
A recent example of this thought distortion is contained in an article entitled “Association of American Medical Colleges Journal Pushes for Residencies in Assisted Suicide.” Author Wesley Smith explains to readers that the Hippocratic Oath is as dead as the victims of those who practice assisted suicide.
Sadly, whether we are hearing about abortion, euthanasia, contraception, or other actions that disrespect the God-given right to life, it seems that humankind is no longer sliding down the slippery slope but has arrived at the bottom of the pit.
Is it any wonder that in this age of disinformation and blatant disregard for human decency, those who embrace the practice of killing innocent babies are prone to deceive the public on many subjects, including the actual truth about pro-life laws versus their twisted perspective?
One pro-life nurse explains how those who favor abortion are distorting truth to gain support for pro-abortion measures. She is correct in explaining that when fear is instilled in the public, such as with statements that without abortion availability women will die, citizens may choose to support abortion laws for all the wrong reasons.
To put another spin on the killing of the innocent, some explain that legally available abortion has made it possible for “women to finish school and advance in the workplace.” Such wicked comments plant the idea that if a woman desires success, she can only achieve it over the bodies of her dead preborn children. This is not only maniacal but so far from the truth it is laughable. Or it would be if it weren’t so deadly for the innocent.
Whether we are focused on innocent people before birth or during their lifetime, there are always those who will stoop to once-unheard-of levels to advance their cause of better killing through medical practice. We think about the medical journal that explained the reasons why, in its skewed opinion, an implemented policy of teaching medical students about how to successfully assist a patient to kill himself should be a curriculum requirement. Or the unbelievable circumstances in West Virginia that caused assisted suicide to become a political question that the public is voting on today simply because there is a movement afoot to normalize assisted suicide in the mountaineer state.
Apparently medical aid in dying has become an alternative to living one’s life to the fullest regardless of the multitude of illnesses and suffering that can come with one’s last days in this life. According to the article:
As more states legalize medical aid in dying (MAID), there is an ever-increasing need of physicians trained in this type of end-of-life care. However, resident curricula in MAID have not been previously reported or assessed. The authors describe a residency curriculum in MAID and evaluate the resident outcomes of this program.
This has become so common that lawsuits have been filed challenging the idea that states have a right to protect their citizens from imposed death. This situation has brought ethical doctors to the forefront, however, as they make an effort to explain the obvious. One Nevada physician testified, “A misdiagnosis coupled with poor prognostication results in a patient getting a lethal prescription when they could have years of good quality life left to live.”
Frankly, this is the only result one can expect in a nation more desirous of playing God than on depending on Him to design the time and the hour for those being created and those facing their final days or hours of life. God is all just; man is rarely so.
This nation needs more heroes like Mother Marianne Cope, who spent her life ministering to the suffering, not planning ways to end their lives.
While it is true that the word freedom, when coupled with choice, can be deadly, it is equally true that, as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen taught, “to every Christian . . . there comes the supreme moment when he must choose between temporal pleasure and eternal freedom. In order to save our souls, we must often run the risk of losing our bodies.”
