A nice headline

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Being both Catholic and marginally involved with the disabled rights movement, nobody needs have any doubts about my view with respect to the murder of the old and sick, a revolting practice disguised under the vile title of euthanasia. And of course, the recent Dutch decision to allow babies to be murdered impresses me even less. However, I have to admit that it has given rise to an excellent, grimly funny headline on a Catholic blog:

Holland Experiences Death Shortage, Expands Eligible Groups

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[lyssiae.livejournal.com]

The Dutch can get really touchy about this. I was having a discussion with one of my schoolpupils and their teacher about the preconceptions - according to them they were misconceptions - about the Dutch.

Pupil: People say the Dutch are baby-killers! That's shocking!
Me: Well, the Groningen Protocol comes pretty close.
Teacher: Now hang on. It's not about killing people, it's about letting very sick people die.
Pupil: Yeah!
Me: *mental foreheadsmack*

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Of course. Having decided to violate elementary decency and morality, they have to defend their position. It is a natural human instinct: people are always most defensive when they are grossly wrong.
At any rate, all those people will one day be old... and will begin, as thousands of elderly Dutch reportedly do, to refuse to visit their doctor for fear lest they should be booked for the exit lounge.

[lyssiae.livejournal.com]

It's one of the reasons I came to the conclusion that I could not marry and have children in this country.