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“Even when not motivated by a selfish refusal to be burdened with the life of someone who is suffering, euthanasia must be called a false mercy, and indeed a disturbing ‘perversion’ of mercy. True ‘compassion’ leads to sharing another’s pain; it does not kill the person whose suffering we cannot bear. Moreover, the act of euthanasia appears all the more perverse if it is carried out by those, like relatives, who are supposed to treat a family member with patience and love, or by those, such as doctors, who by virtue of their specific profession are supposed to care for the sick person even in the most painful terminal stages.”
― Pope St. John Paul II, Evangelium vitae, no. 66
Every time the question of euthanasia and assisted suicide comes before a legislature or court, pro-euthanasia advocates assure their opponents that these practices will only be legalized in extremely limited cases.
Those same advocates mock those with concerns, arguing that they are indulging the “slippery slope” fallacy. There will be no such slippery slope, they assure legislators, because the practice will be tightly regulated by laws that clearly delineate the cases in which euthanasia and assisted suicide will be permitted. And besides, there will be serious penalties for those who violate the law.
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