It cages them in and sends them down a path they might otherwise reject. It takes away from them the certainty that the medical profession is operating in the patient's best interests. Life is precious. Life is personal. It is a gift from God, our Creator, who alone has the right to choose when our lives should end.
Paganism respects only the powerful, the successful, the strong.
The individual becomes of no importance. Christianity, like Judaism, has a special interest in protecting the weak and the oppressed. Every individual is important because every person is important to God, the only true Creator and Savior. We urge Christians, and the medical community, to continue to reject the misguided efforts of those who support the Dr. Kevorkians of this world and their flawed conception of compassion. Updated March 27, 1999.