Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Former Premier of NSW Australia opposes assisted suicide.

Because every life matters.
Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

The Australian State of New South Wales (NSW) will soon debate a bill that is sponsored by Alex Greenwich MP (Independent) to legalize assisted death.

An opinion article written by Mike Baird a former NSW premier explains that even though he recently lived through the death of his mother, that he continues to oppose the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Mike Baird, former Premier of NSW
In his article published by the Sydney Morning Herald on October 13, 2021 Baird writes that after being with his mother through her process of dying, the issue of assisted dying has become personal for him. Baird writes:
There were days when I cried just wishing she would walk, talk or laugh again. It is also easy in these circumstances to understand how people wish it would just end, believing quality of life is over. I don’t agree.

In the last 12 months of Mum’s life, my eldest daughter was going through a marriage breakdown. It was heart-wrenching for everyone. In the middle of this, my daughter went to visit my mum.

She greeted my daughter with tears and eyes that shared the pain. When my daughter came home, she said, “I have never felt so loved.” It was as if my mum’s eyes had given her the hug she needed, the tears, the comfort.
Baird explains how legalizing assisted suicide concerns the meaning of being human. He writes:
In this debate we find ourselves on the edge of what it means to be human and looking for an answer. Voluntary assisted dying is introduced to us; it looks neat and easy compared with the messiness and struggle of the natural journey to what we fear might be a difficult death.

But there is nothing neat and easy about agreeing to end a life, however well-motivated the choice seems. Even writing these words reminds me why we would never consider these options normally.
He then writes about how good palliative care leads to a true death with dignity. He continues by emphasizing the need for a caring society.
Despite good intentions, I just don’t think laws can replace human love, compassion and ingenuity. When we lose sight of the intrinsic and immeasurable worth of every moment, for every human life, the laws put in place never protect in the way we hope they might. The unintended consequences can bruise, numb and lessen the spirit of who we are as a people.
Baird concludes his article by emphasizing how every life matters.
With deep respect for all sides of this debate, I call on NSW not to follow, but to lead towards a society where every last moment of life is cherished and remembered, supported by universally available palliative care. Because every life matters until the last breath.
According to an article published by the Conversation on October 12, Premier Dominic Perrottet, Deputy premier Paul Toole and Labor leader Chris Minns, all oppose the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide (assisted dying) in New South Wales.

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for these uplifting ideas.

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  2. How thankful I was to read truth and not facts because when we go to assisted suicide we are actually going to assisted murder no matter what so called nice name you might put on it.Every breath we take is a gift from God.We must stop the madness of pretence because we have gone away from truth and we have embraced evil trying to make evil sound good.We do not have to kill someone and then say that is dying with dignity because that is neither fact nor is it truth.Love never takes a life it always supports it.I just had a friend who went through a time when she thought her life was not worthwhile but we her friends and family never gave up she now is embracing life and wants to live .A dark cloud lifted from her mind and she saw beauty and truth again never ever minimize the right to live every breath we take has value killing someone is totally evil that is both fact and truth.We need to pray that this culture of death that seems have to griped society is lifted because every person on this earth 🌎 there life is very valuable and we need to seek to support each other love each other seeking the good for each other not just for our families but for each family .I pray that each person who reads this comes to the knowledge that God loves them they are created in His image and that their life counts to Him and to society .Let us take a stand for truth let’s offer love and support to each other and truly die with dignity not being eliminated by some poisonous substance that actually takes away the right to die with dignity.You are valuable you where created in the image of God seek His face He is as close as a prayer and value your life you are a gift from God to society live that way trust in Jesus for He loves you and He came to give you life and He will make away for you in life and in death eternity is not the end it is the beginning and it begins in you the moment you ask Jesus into your life He comes in He places His spirit in you and He gives you grace for life and He conquered death so when you trust in Him you will pass from life into His presence.Eternity is a reality for everyone choose Jesus for the plans He has for you is a good plan and He will not fail you in life nor will He fail you when your spirit leaves this earth. It is my prayer that mankind will recognize assisted suicide as murder and we will stop the pretence that injecting someone with poisonous substances to end their life is to die wth dignity.There is a higher plan than that it is called love for one another .Marlyen

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  3. ARTICLE VERY DECEIVING, YOU SAY HE'S AGAINST DWD YET ENDS WITH HIM PROMOTING THE DEVILISH DECEPTION, DWD IS USED BY DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS RISK MANAGEMENT TO ELIMINATE LIABILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKES WITH ILLEGAL DNR'S THAT MURDERED MY WIFE, ALL WITHOUT INFORMED CONSENT, VIOLATIONS OF NUREMBURG CODE, USED NOW TO INCREASE THE FALSE COVID DEATH COUNTS.

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