Thoughts on Euthanasia

It wasn’t that long ago that I come across an article in the Detroit Free Press which dealt with the question of a person’s “right” to take his or her own life. The article dealt with a group which calls itself Hemlock. A group which, as its name suggests advocates a person’s “right” to take his or her own life. The name comes from the poison the Greek philosopher Socrates chose to drink rather than face being exiled for his political views. One morning six years ago, in an English country...