Summary: This article is about bill being voted on in Oregon, in response to the suicide of a 29 year old man who ordered a kit from a company in California to help him commit suicide. The state Senate has already unanimously approved the bill and is waiting for the House vote to happen as soon as next week. Ironically, this state is the one that allows assisted suicide for terminally ill patients through the expertise of doctors. However, lawmakers argue that these kits have no safeguards and "take advantage of the vulnerable". This bill would prohibit the sale or transfer of any items to people with knowledge that they are going to use it to commit suicide. The difference between this bill and the law for terminally ill patients is that these kits have been made available to minors as well.
The Core Biblical Truth that applies to this is the one on Sin. It says, "Mankind is totally depraved and his sinful nature is seen throughout history. Law and government were established to restrain this depravity in the governors as well as the governed." It's incredible that someone has to promote a bill to prohibit suicide kits; but since they are out there, it is and will be extremely beneficial. The fact that man would even consider killing his own life, that was given to him from God demonstrates total depravity. This bill is an enactment of an effort to restrain this sinful nature.
I agree with your use of the CBT.
ReplyDeleteIt is unreal that people would want to end their lives, and even more surreal that there are actual kits to help them do it. Who is the idiot who is making money off of this?
Suicide kits should not be availible to anyone.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I also believe that this bill should be passed. Not only would it save multiple lives, but it will also close a route of thinking that "oh, if going through a hard time, I can just get one of those kits and end my life." Now that this bill in the process of being passed, people in that state will have a less likely option of committing suicide. However, there is always a downside to this because there are other ways to commit suicide. Your CBT goes perfectly with this article because these people who by these kits to end their lives just shows how messed up the world is. Nowadays, it is so easy just to end one's life because they are going through a rough situation. However, there is a solution to this: God. Seeking God has the benefit of fellowship from others and comfort from Him. Now that I'm done writing this article of a comment, I will now leave you. It seems that my comment is as long as one of your paragraphs. I will now stop typing and press "Post Comment" in 3, 2, 1.
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