According to lifeissues.org, around the world euthanasia and assisted suicide present a growing threat to the sanctity of life.  Many nations are facing increasing pressure to allow physicians to participate in the killing of their patients.  Once these deadly practices are legalized, there’s always a push for expansion.

Returning to Crosstalk to bring an update on this issue was Brad Mattes.  Brad is president of Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement.  Brad is president of the International Right to Life Federation, a frequent international speaker and lecturer on abortion and related life issues, the host of the daily radio commentary Life Issues, the weekly Straight Talk on Life Issues and has produced numerous radio specials standing for life.  He is celebrating 50 years this month serving the Pro-Life movement.

This is a topic that must be followed, not just from a U.S. perspective, but internationally as well.  For example, Brad noted how in Canada in 2020 they introduced a bill to remove “Reasonably Foreseeable Death.”  This has been expanded to include those with serious disabilities or chronic illness even though they’re not terminally ill.  Now there’s pressure to expand this to patients with dementia or mental illness although the outcry appears to have put this off for the time being.  However, he indicated they still expect to pass this as people become desensitized to this and opposition dies down. 

Why do some say we need the option of death with dignity?  Where is the pressure coming from for people to pursue euthanasia?  When does the right to die become the duty to die?  These and other questions are answered, while you’ll also hear euthanasia news from Maryland, New York, Delaware, Illinois, and California.  

Listeners also provided their questions and comments to end this informative program. 

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