If you are under the impression this is only a European problem, a European matter what have you been paying attention to? Presently, 10 American states, plus the District of Columbia have legalized assisted suicide. And euthanasia is not far behind.

It was only in October of 1997, not that long ago, that Oregon legalized assisted suicide. The first state to do so. And many have followed in Oregon’s lost and evil path. With more behind them. And euthanasia tagging right along.

Once the vault containing the venomous vipers is opened and they are loosed there is no putting them back and going back.

It will only continue to get worse. Much, much worse.

No matter who you vote for, no matter who you idolize, believe, or imagine is the answer.

There is only One. Only One answer, solution, fixer, balm, ointment, salve to heal an individual, a place, a people. That is the Lord Jesus Christ. The God of the Holy Bible. The Holy Spirit of the Holy Bible.

No matter what else may be said, written, taught, or believed.

Only ONE WAY. Through ONE PERSON. Jesus the Christ. Making Him Lord of one’s life diligently, truly, makes all the difference in everything. Yes, including politics and how a nation goes…

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Ken Pullen, Friday, April 12th, 2024

Belgium: Insurance boss backs euthanasia for elderly to save money

12 April 2024

• Assisted suicide
• Euthanasia
• World

Reprinted from The Christian Institute [in the U.K.]

Allowing elderly people to die by lethal injection will save the Belgian Government money, the boss of an insurance firm has suggested.

Luc Van Gorp, President of CM health fund, claimed that extending the country’s euthanasia laws to include elderly people “tired of life” would avert a social funding crisis.

In Belgium, reported euthanasia cases have more than doubled in ten years, from 1,432 in 2012 to 2,966 in 2022.

Unsustainable

Van Gorp told the Flemish newspaper Nieuwsblad: “We have to remove the stigma between life and death.”

The political debate, he claimed, needed to shift from “quantity of life” to “quality of life”, especially in light of a growing elderly population.

He asked: “How are we going to prepare for that? Not by building mass residential care centres if they won’t contribute to quality of life. If we are not going to be able to sustain the mass of people who need care, how are we going to engage in a talk with them?”

But he argued: “Even if there is no unbearable suffering or poor quality of life, people who are tired of life should have the freedom to end their lives.”

‘Respect’

Lawyer and media commentator Rik Torfs responded: “The proposal is a ‘solution’ for the costs of aging. Yet it remains a terrible thought, all those ‘unnecessary’ people that no one will miss.”

Flemish Christian Democrats Leader Sammy Mahdi observed: “when someone is tired of life and feels like being a burden or is not getting any more visitors, aren’t we then simply failing as a society?”

He added: “So many elderly people say they feel like a ‘burden’ because they do not fit into the neoliberal model. The answer to that is not euthanasia for those who are tired of life. The answer is respect for our grandparents.”

No longer a last resort

In the Netherlands, a 28-year-old Dutch woman with mental health problems but no physical illness has been approved by medics for euthanasia.

Zoraya ter Beek, who has depression, autism and borderline personality disorder has planned to die by lethal injection in May after being told by a psychiatrist that “there’s nothing more we can do for you”.

Medical ethicist Professor Stef Groenewoud told the news outlet: “I’m seeing euthanasia as some sort of acceptable option brought to the table by physicians, by psychiatrists, when previously it was the ultimate last resort.”

The number of reported cases of euthanasia has increased dramatically since Dutch law was liberalised – from 1,882 in 2002 to 8,720 in 2022.