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An open letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul
Dear Gov. Hochul:
Last month, you announced that New York will soon become the 13th state to legalize doctor-assisted suicide when you sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. You cited inspiration coming from a Catholic Mass, considering that God is merciful so we must also be merciful. But following God is not to be confused with playing God.
This legislation will allow New York residents with a prognosis of six months or less to live to self-administer life-ending medication prescribed by a physician. You say there will be “guardrails” to protect against abuse. As a Catholic, you already know that the Ten Commandments are God’s guardrails to heaven. “Thou Shalt Not Kill” includes enabling people to kill themselves and implicates physicians who will prescribe life-ending drugs.
Consider that stories abound of miracles, doctors miscalculating life expectancy, patients beating a terminal diagnosis, and misdiagnoses. For instance, in Syracuse, New York, Eugenia Horan was diagnosed with lung cancer and given only weeks to live. That was five years ago. Eugenia endured surgeries and experimental treatments and ultimately defied all expectations. She’s still alive.
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Dear Gov. Hochul:
Last month, you announced that New York will soon become the 13th state to legalize doctor-assisted suicide when you sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. You cited inspiration coming from a Catholic Mass, considering that God is merciful so we must also be merciful. But following God is not to be confused with playing God.
This legislation will allow New York residents with a prognosis of six months or less to live to self-administer life-ending medication prescribed by a physician. You say there will be “guardrails” to protect against abuse. As a Catholic, you already know that the Ten Commandments are God’s guardrails to heaven. “Thou Shalt Not Kill” includes enabling people to kill themselves and implicates physicians who will prescribe life-ending drugs.
Consider that stories abound of miracles, doctors miscalculating life expectancy, patients beating a terminal diagnosis, and misdiagnoses. For instance, in Syracuse, New York, Eugenia Horan was diagnosed with lung cancer and given only weeks to live. That was five years ago. Eugenia endured surgeries and experimental treatments and ultimately defied all expectations. She’s still alive.
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God Is Merciful — Assisted Suicide Is Not
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