The ‘slippery slope’ of end-of-life bill

Two recent letters have asked people to support the state’s passing of an assisted suicide law. Please do not support this.

For starters, people aren’t dogs that should be put to sleep because they are in pain. Unlike dogs, people have a soul and were made in the image and likeness of God.

We should not take a life just because one is suffering, but we should do all that we can to make that person as comfortable as possible. That is called hospice or respite care.

My guess is that many of the people who are for this law are also against capital punishment because the government should not be taking a life. And they should not in this case either. Nor should a doctor, who has sworn an oath “to help the sick according to their ability and judgment and not use it to injure or wrong them.”

My biggest concern regarding this law is the “slippery slope.” Look at our society and how it has changed in recent history. If this law passes, I predict that in 20 or 40 years, the government will be encouraging the elderly to take their lives.

After all, they shouldn’t be a burden on their families and really, what good are they doing for society anyway? On the contrary, life is sacred.

It takes courage to do the right thing.

A suffering person may ask you to help kill themselves and you must say no. Legislators mean well when they pass laws like this but do not always consider things outside their own personal experience. They also swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. In this case, it is the moral obligation that they have to society as a whole and that is to protect life.

Nick DiGiovanni

Naperville