The False Moral Justification of Euthanasia in History

In the so-called developed world there are those who are advocating for the social and legal recognition of euthanasia. In light of this, the case of a deceased quadriplegic had been used for years in this pro-euthanasia cause. He was repeatedly presented to public opinion as someone who was being denied a fundamental right to voluntarily stop living a life of suffering that he no longer considered worthy of being lived. Instead, those who oppose the recognition of this supposed “right” are accused of repressing freedom and of being insensitive to suffering staff and to the increasingly common sentiment of society. In recent days, this campaign has been relaunched (so to speak).
But, when looking at history, the opinion that euthanasia is morally permissible is traceable to Socrates, Plato (who – as you’d recall – championed the idea of the creation of children of the state), and the Stoics. However, this idea was largely rejected in Christian belief, because it is thought to contravene the prohibition of murder in the Ten Commandments. In addition, the appreciation of all human life was a real progress introduced by Christianity – you see this in how the Master Jesus treated for instance people who had deformities or were lepers, in comparison to the people in His time.
But, then the organised movement for legalisation of euthanasia commenced in England in 1935, when C. Killick Millard founded the Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society (later called the Euthanasia Society). The society’s bill was defeated in the House of Lords in 1936, as was a motion on the same subject in the House of Lords in 1950. In the United States the Euthanasia Society of America was founded in 1938. Following this, the first countries to legalise euthanasia were the Netherlands in 2001 and Belgium in 2002. In 1997 Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize physician-assisted suicide; opponents of the controversial law, however, attempted to have it overturned. In 2009 the Supreme Court of South Korea recognized a “right to die with dignity” in its decision to approve a request by the family of a brain-dead woman that she be removed from life-support systems.
But, a chief argument among those who advocate for euthanasia is the claimed moral argument that euthanasia is a form of compassion, that allows someone ill to die in dignity. HOWEVER, when we observe the historical practices of euthanasia, it appears more that it has been medical practitioners coercing patients towards this decision, under the guise of compassion.
EUTHANASIA IS NOT ONLY MODERN EUGENICS, BUT A DEPOPULATION TOOL
The prevailing sentiment in the world before recent legalisations of euthanasia was that euthanasia was immoral and unacceptable – which is critical to note because the indicated arguments in support of euthanasia that failed in previous years are essentially the same arguments that were made in recent debates, like we saw in the UK. And so, it appears that evidently there has been a shift away from Godly wisdom, resulting moral decadence.
In particular, as the war on Christians intensifies in Europe (with France making a mockery of Christ during the Olympics; the BBC suppressing Christian doctrine and figures on their platforms, and Chrstians being arrested for silently praying outside an abortion clinic – like we saw with Adam Smith-Connor in Britain), well the depopulation agenda has also been re-launched, because the proponents behind it are unrelenting. So much so, that the same cohort or cabal of psychopaths with malthusian aspirations to significantly decrease the population, have launched a war on the elderly through euthanasia, and it is even tied to the vaccine holocaust agenda.
Ultimately, I would argue that the biggest misconception is that people embrace death with (especially death that is brought by illness). This is not true: often, chronic pain and the concern of being a burden makes death seem like a logical choice, but certainly not a desirable one. It is therefore, dangerous, to perpetuate worldly and dangerous eugenics through euthanasia, that make it legal for doctors to coerce people into thinking ending their lives is a viable option – especially without providing them adequate care.
Written By Lindokuhle Mabaso