the Court held that assisted suicide was not a constitutional right --- the Court is now filled with catholics and jews ... what's next?
On Jun 3, 3:01 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Jack Kevorkian Dead at 83 > > WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Jack Kevorkian, the > Michigan pathologist known the world over as "Dr. Death" for his push to > legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States, died in a > Detroit-area hospital at age 83. He readily admitted to assisting in the > deaths of more than 100 people. > > "Many of the victims on whom Jack Kevorkian preyed were people with > disabilities who had no terminal illness; one was simply old. In at least > five cases autopsies were unable to confirm any disease at all," observed > Burke J. Balch, J.D., director of National Right to Life's Robert Powell > Center for Medical Ethics. > > Kevorkian's "suicide machine" drew worldwide attention when the CBS program > "60 Minutes" aired footage, shot by Kevorkian himself, as he administered > lethal drugs to Thomas Youk, a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. The > tape quickly became evidence in a murder trial that sentenced Kevorkian to > 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder. He was paroled in 2007. > > His often inflammatory efforts to legalize assisted suicide as a > constitutional "right" were soundly rejected by the unanimous 1997 Supreme > Court decision in Washington v. Glucksberg in which the Court held that > assisted suicide was not a constitutional right. The case overturned a > previous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. > > "While some euthanasia advocates have sought to distance themselves from his > bizarre positions and tactics, his tragic legacy illustrates the dangers to > the most vulnerable when compassionate, humane responses to depression or > disability are replaced with death as an acceptable final solution," Balch > added. > > *Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the > federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local > chapters, is the nation's oldest and largest grassroots pro-life > organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, NRLC > works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from > abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.* > > Christian > Newswire<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tuqepibab&et=1105798676715&s=20791&e=00...> > To: National Desk > > Contact: Jessica Rodgers, > National Right to Life Committee, > 202-626-8825, > [email protected] > > National Right to Life > Committee<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tuqepibab&et=1105798676715&s=20791&e=00...> > > *Forward this press release to another reporter or news > producer<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=tuqepibab&m=11008696818...> > * > > <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001vMqcTvM-ZJnHugPPfNDO6...> > This email was sent to [email protected] by > [email protected] | > Update Profile/Email > Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001vMqcTvM-ZJnHugPPfNDO6...> > | Instant removal with > SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001vMqcTvM-ZJnHugPPfNDO6...>™ > | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. > > Christian Communication Network | 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | Washington > | DC | 20006 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
