Euthanasia! It’s Murder in my Book

Life is the single, sacred and precious gift any human could have or ask for.

To be able to breathe fresh air, behold the beauty of nature all around us.

To feel, respond to touch. Be able to smile, laugh aloud on impulse.

To cry when our hearts are broken in love or the loss of those we care about.

To make friends. The capacity to remember those we love dearly and forget those we loathe.

These and more are the attributes which place humans above all other mortal creatures.

There is however, one thing common to all creatures great and small under the surface of the sun. Death!

The seizure to live or exist as we know it. The termination of sustainable breathe.

Amongst all mortal creatures on earth, none knows their time to die.

Whether it’s the beast of the fields or the fowls of the air.

Even creatures of our Planets Rivers, Oceans and Seas, sometimes are taken unawares in a snare.

None of them has the capability to bemoan their unfortunate circumstances within the circle of life.

The difference between beast and man is the ability to be productive in thinking and reasoning.

This is the conscious ability to make both rational and irrational decisions.

The freedom of choice to execute those decisions we make, whether for the right or wrong reasons still remains a human prerogative.

And because we are the only species capable of this wonderful attribute of free thinking, does it give us the right to decide when we die?

I think not.

This argument may carry on for many more years to come by those who strongly believe that humanity has progressed to the point where such decisions should be a personal one.

If you hadn’t given yourself live, the living air you breathe is not yours to terminate; period.

It’s called the sanctity of life.

A man’s life is but a very short time, and yet is afflicted with all sorts of misery, pain and suffering.

It’s been happening since the dawn of man.

Man however has always coped best in the midst of all his calamities.

People suffer from all kinds of ailments around the world, some more severe than others, but still manageable.

This ability to cope and manage all manner of hazards known to man is one of the amazing constituents of the human architecture.

It’s so wonderfully made.

In medical science, the salient code which all medical students attest to is one of life’s preservation, not termination.

Medical science has come a long way since the days of medieval practice, but there’s still a long way to go.

The battle to contain certain diseases that still ravage mankind has yet to be won; neither will it be possible for science to eradicate all known human ailments in the future.

Agreeable, quantum leaps have been made in some areas especially with pain management.

There has been enormous improvement with the medication and treatment for certain terminal conditions such as Cancer, HIV, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron disease etc.

And just because the small country of the Netherlands is the first in Europe to pro-legislate  euthanasia, assisted suicide, legalized homicide, mercy killing or whatever acronym that might be coined for this exercise, the fact remains that someone’s life is untimely terminated.

It is shameful to think that old British empire. The last of the 6 recognisable empires that ruled the world and founded on Christian morals and belief should in the 21^st century be dazed by modernist human philosophies that are hinged on selfishness of purpose.

Should the British people have a debate on whether assisted homicide should be enshrined into the law books?

Should the topic even be considered?

Even though there may be a few who may be pro aligned for whatever reasons, my one vote will be a resounding no.

The life we live is freely given and not in human hands.

This writer sympathises with any who suffers any painfully debilitating condition that may never be cured in their lifetime, but life should be left to run its natural circle.

Anyone who assists to terminate the life of another, regardless of the circumstances should be classified as a murderer, and the law should view such as so.

I am solidly behind Mr Gordon Brown, the British Prime minister on this one.