Belgium to legalize euthanizing children
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kwillia
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The thread title makes it sound like parents get to off their children out of convenience, but in actuallity the choice would be made with respect and nurturing to alleviate suffering in a situation where death in inevitable.
"The extension of the right to die to minors is hedged with tight conditions. The bill states that the child must "be in a hopeless medical situation of constant and unbearable suffering that cannot be eased and which will cause death in the short-term".
"The extension of the right to die to minors is hedged with tight conditions. The bill states that the child must "be in a hopeless medical situation of constant and unbearable suffering that cannot be eased and which will cause death in the short-term".
onel0126
Bead mumbler
Mark my word....That's next
kwillia
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If a parent is so unloving and wishes to be done with being a parent mark my word they can find a way to expedite that situation without permission.
This law is in place to protect the parents from the judgemental, righteous do-gooders who blast about them "playing God" for medically assisting their child to the inevitable end with less suffering as they push for "playing God" by medically intervening prolonging the inevitable end and suffering in the hopes of "a miracle".
It is the business of the parents not a bunch of strangers.
Zguy28
New Member
If only the "righteous Left" felt this way about other things. Alas they do not and people get deported for wanting to home school.
onel0126
Bead mumbler
Sometime in my lifetime, I can foresee countries legalizing euthanasia for less than perfect babies, i.e, downs etc. this how it starts....
I don't see that as a foreseeable outcome, but it does make an outstanding scare tactic. The same vein as "homosexual marriage is going to cause an increase in bestiality."
onel0126
Bead mumbler
The trend is on my side. Take abortion....first legalized in the first 3 months....now we have partial birth abortion. It's really a natural progression....
b23hqb
Well-Known Member
Well it is.......isn't it?
Give it time, probably not much, along with polygmy (any combination one wants).
b23hqb
Well-Known Member
The trend is on your (our) side. However, the onus is on your (Catholic, and the remainder of "our") side. The best I can find for Belgium is about 75% Catholic, 2% Protestant, and the rest basically nothing.
If the majority doesn't care, then so it is. That speaks volumes for the true beliefs of the majority in Belgium. The same problem in the US.
The world is trending toward the Lords imminent return.
Thank God for that.
onel0126
Bead mumbler
The trend is on your (our) side. However, the onus is on your (Catholic, and the remainder of "our") side. The best I can find for Belgium is about 75% Catholic, 2% Protestant, and the rest basically nothing. If the majority doesn't care, then so it is. That speaks volumes for the true beliefs of the majority in Belgium. The same problem in the US. The world is trending toward the Lords imminent return. Thank God for that.
True....but I go to the Rally for Life every year in January in DC. 85 percent Catholic. Where are all of the Protestants?
b23hqb
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Don't know. I live 1,000 miles from there, and really do not recall hearing about the event.
Sounds like a local event, held at various local entities nationwide., and a good cause. I'm sure there are plenty of non-catholics that support the issue, wherever.
Rally/Relay for Life all over the place. Every year.
onel0126
Bead mumbler
I assure you it is not a local event. Half a million people do this event yearly and it draws people from all over the country--especially youth.
b23hqb
Well-Known Member
I think you are referring to the "March For Life" eventevery January in DC. That would seem to be the National event, but there are large marches or rally's throughout the country on or about the same time frame. Texas has a number of large ones.
But where do you get this 85% of attendees are catholic? Maybe in the past, and because your area is heavily catholic. I've read half a dozen articles on the event last month, and nowhere is there any kind of breakdown of catholic or protestant attendance numbers. I'd say there are most probably a nice mix from both doctrines. The speaker platform certainly has a balanced mix, seeing that evangelicals were apparently "officially" invited for what seems to be the first time:
Six surprising changes to the anti-abortion March for Life – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs
"Though various religious groups oppose abortion (many support abortion rights as well) the March for Life has come to be considered mainly a Catholic event.
Catholic clergy offer prayers, Catholic politicians make speeches and Catholic school kids fill out the rank-and-file.
Monahan says this year will different.
The March for Life has hired a full-time staffer devoted to bringing more Protestant evangelicals to the protest, and they hope to see that effort bear fruit this Wednesday.
They’ve tapped James Dobson, founder of the evangelical powerhouse ministry Focus on the Family, as a keynote speaker. Dobson and his adopted son, Ryan, will talk about adoption, an issue close to the heart of many evangelicals."
Based on this article, your claim of mostly catholic was probably correct, simply because it was a catholic event, sponsored by your church, run by your church, officiated by your church, etc.
It is what it was, but there are many marches and rallies around the country where the opposite (primarily protestant) is true as well.
It's all good.
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