A New England Journal of Medicine article reported that in 1995 in the Netherlands, where euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal, doctors killed about 1,000 people without getting the patients’ “explicit request.” Nearly 20,000 were killed when they were given large doses of opioids, such as morphine and similar drugs.<\/p>\n
Today, our own families and dedicated doctors will continue to care for our elderly parents. This shows true compassion and unconditional love. Patients with terminal diseases will pursue life with dignity, all the while demonstrating to the healthy that life is precious and sacred.<\/p>\n
None of these acts of love and courage likely will make the evening news or the pages of this newspaper. Such heroic actions are deemed unexceptional compared with shocking suicides and pseudo-doctors who kill rather than heal.<\/p>\n