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Continued from page 12 troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” (2Cor 4:16-17) Paul’s eternal perspective helped him grasp the hidden value of suffering, its ‘redeem-ability’: suffering can be for a purpose, if we will recognize that. Yet even those who have difficulty believing in God as revealed in Christ and the Bible may find reason to resist institutionalization of euthanasia merely on the grounds of what we can deduce from general observation about the depravity and fallenness of human nature. “All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God...” “There is no one righteous, not even one...Their feet are swift to shed blood...” (Romans 3:10, 15, 23) Our sinful nature is prone to selfishness, to taking advantage of others (dog-eat-dog / “nature red in tooth and claw”). In our current economic and social setting, we see an increasing strain on our provincial health care system. There is constant pressure to cut costs, even if this means reducing services to the public. The prevalence of aging failing numerous Boomers threatens to weigh perilously on a flattened population pyramid, consisting at the lower levels of relatively fewer younger members of the workforce (Busters and Gen-Xers). This means there will be increasing pressure to “phase out” the lives of the elderly and feeble because they’re putting a strain on limited health-care resources. Euthanasia measures may be introduced as if they’re to be strictly on a voluntary basis, but in just a short time there would be pressure to broaden this to those deemed mentally incompetent. Two BC physicians, Drs. Pankratz and Welsh writing in “A Christian Response to Euthanasia”, note that so-called “quality of life” [QOL] judgements “are often made by a third party on behalf of an incompetent person and amount to an outside observer’s judgement of the value or quality of another’s life. Therefore, those who possess a “high” QOL end up deciding that someone is better off dead, often simply because that person can no longer decide for themselves (since a high QOL value is placed on rational thought). Some proponents of the QOL criterion even believe that an individual’s QOL is reduced if he or she is a burden to society and caregivers.” Our fallen nature tends to push measures further down a “slippery slope” beyond the limited types of cases legislation was supposedly originally designed to address. In Belgium, for example, where euthanasia is legal, 32 per cent of people who are killed under that law are killed without their requests and without their consent. In the Netherlands, a study commissioned by the government revealed disregard for guidelines: “a third of lethal injections are given without the patient’s consent, and despite the requirement for persistent request, 59 per cent of cases occur on the same day they are asked for, and 10 per cent within the same hour! The study showed that physicians also frequently falsify death certificates and disregard the requirements for consulting a second physician.” (Pankratz and Welsh) Our human tendency to push the limits must surely have been recognized by Hippocrates, the fourth-century B.C. Greek physician whose famous oath underlies modern medical practice – “I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but I will never use it to injure or wrong them. I will not give poison to anyone though asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a plan.” What’s happening that is nudging physicians to consider overturning 2,000 years of experience and undermine their own code?! The Supreme Court of Canada (Rodriguez v. British Columbia) has recognized that Canadian society is “based upon respect for the intrinsic value of human life and on the inherent dignity of every human being.” There are much bigger issues at stake than just human comfort and our level of pain. In conclusion, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada notes in its “talking points” on the issue: “Given Canada’s rapidly aging population and our strained healthcare system, the legal and social acceptance of euthanasia may lead to untenable pressure on individuals who are dying or disabled to end their lives early. Once the presumption in favour of life is lowered to allow for early deaths, there will be more deaths than intended in the legislation. Abuse will increase, as is already chronicled in other jurisdictions, such as Holland.” Let’s not go there! Who knows – the life you save MAY turn out to be your own. Strain on healthcare system coming: Dow Picnic this Sunday On May 21, seven members of the Walkerburn Club met at the home of Christena Gross. Betty Archambault opened the meeting with the reading “A Smile”, followed by prayer. Eileen McClinchey read the minutes of the last meeting followed with the treasurer’s report by Ila Cunningham. Plans were made for the community picnic on June 23 at 12:30 p.m. at Manchester Park by the river in Auburn. All members of the community, as well as former members, are invited. In case of rain, call a club member as the group may have other arrangements. Ila Cunningham had a contest using the letter of your mother’s name, followed by the reading, “The Apron”. Betty held at contest on May 24. Dorothy Schneider was a very humorous auctioneer for the plant and miscellaneous sale. Christena served cake and ice cream for lunch.