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"ASSISTED SUICIDE: THE MUSICAL" -- A THEATRICAL RESPONSE TO EUTHANASIA PROPAGANDA

If you don't read anything else today, you can call it a good and important day just by reading this article.   (Available on p. 2 below.)    As you probably know, assisted suicide propagandists latch on to mantras such as "death with dignity," "the right to die," and "self-determination" and in turn receive only limited effective pushback from opponents of euthanasia.  But then along comes Liz Carr, a person who suffers from a genetic disorder that prevents her from extending her muscles, who crafts a musical which has performed in the U.K. to rave reviews.

I can only say, "Bravo!" and again, "Bravo!"  A musical (!) is an extraordinary-- and entertaining --  way to engage in cultural debate and offers an important supplement to debates, speeches, documentaries, and interviews.  My hope is that other creative people hearing of this musical will be inspired to give reign to their own creative juices and produce similar musicals or other inventive creations that relate to contemporary debates.  I note that Dinesh D'Souza in a recent speech said he would be moving from documentaries to producing full length dramas in order to reach more people.

Here is a brief introduction to Ms. Carr's "Assisted Suicide: The Musical":

CANADA IS ON THE VERGE OF INSTITUTING THE MOST RADICAL CULTURE OF DEATH IN THE WORLD

That's right, if the nation's Supreme Court conjures a "right" to be dead, Canada will be more radical than the Netherlands, which allows psychiatrists to euthanize the mentally ill.

More radical than Belgium, in which euthanasia of the disabled and mentally ill have been conjoined with organ harvesting.

That's radical! Up until now, the so-called "right to die" has been a right to ask. The ultimate decision has been solely up to the doctor. It looks increasingly like that won't be the case in Canada.

So writes Wesley J. Smith.  He goes on:

The Supreme Court's ruling is so broad and absolute, it would appear to create a positive right to be killed if one has a diagnosable medical condition -- a very broad category -- that causes irremediable suffering, a determination solely in the view of the patient, even if he refuses alleviating treatment.

Topping it off, euthanasia will be a free service paid for by the government under Canada's single payer health plan. That works really well for socialized medicine as there is no cheaper "medical treatment" than a lethal injection.

Evidence that the court pushed a right to ask into an actual right to die is seen again in its just released ruling granting the government four extra months to write legislation implementing its original decision. Note the language I put in italics:

During the four-month During extension period, we grant an exemption to those who wish to exercise their rights so that they may apply to the superior court for the relief of their jurisdiction in according [in accordance to the terms of the original decision].