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Euthanasia is showing its fangs in places such as Canada and Spain.

First, in Spain, a criminal who shot four people and was, in turn, shot in the spine by police and paralyzed, was granted death by euthanasia.From theEuroNewsstory:

Since December, he has been bedridden at the Terrassa prison hospital near Barcelona and had demanded the right to die.A Tarragona court judge ruled in his favour earlier this month, ruling that he had a fundamental right to dignity.

Spain has no death penalty, so even if the victims had died, he would have faced no lethal consequence as the death penalty is considered cruel and unusual punishment. But deathwasdeemed dignified because the criminal was paralyzed. So I guess we could call this cruel and unusual death with dignity that allowed a criminal to avoid the consequences of his attempted lethal action and a form of death penalty to be applied.

Meanwhile, our cousins in Canada are embroiled in an entirely predictable euthanasia scandal. Rather than properly treat a veteran with PTSD, a social worker suggested euthanasia.From theDaily Mailstory:

A spokesperson confirmed that all frontline staff at the VAC are to be given formal training, direction and advice on how to approach the issues surrounding MAiD.

The veteran, who has not been identified, claims the service agent they spoke to brought up the option repeatedly even after he asked them to stop. He also said that the service agent told him in the call about having helped another veteran access MAiD through VAC including supporting that persons children.

The service agent reportedly said better than blowing his brains out all over the wall or driving his car into something, when discussing the separate case.

An investigation has been promised. The veterans caseisnt the first timethat Canada offered deathinstead of proper care, and it wont be the last.

Heres the lesson if we want to learn it: Euthanasia legalization validates killing as a proper response to real and perceived suffering, leading to its normalization for an ever-broadening swath of human conditions. And aplusfor the utilitarian mindset:Money savedon proper care for expensive patients and moreorgans for transplantation!

But Wesley, euthanasia is aboutcompassion, and strict guidelines protect against abuse! Bah.

Cross-posted at The Corner.

The rest is here:

Two Tales from the Euthanasia Dystopia - Discovery Institute