Monday, November 13, 2006

Euthanasia confusion in language

Wesley Smith clarifies the statement of the Anglican church on fragile infants. Smith posts links and says the paper got it wrong.
Their statement is similar to what Catholics have long believed: If extraordinary treatment increases suffering, it may be withheld.

This is not the same as killing, although many "ethicists" who support euthanasia often confuse the two.
However, THIS article confirms that it's about money.

The problem with all this discussion is what one surgeon reminded us when we had a debate on whether to operate on children with spina bifida: That treatment improves both their quality of life and lets them live longer, albeit handicapped lives. But "non treatment" does not always result in death, and these children who live have a much greater handicap that could have been prevented.

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