tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post4424659466939680312..comments2023-07-05T08:17:21.505-04:00Comments on Getting to the Point: Dear Canada: Thou Shalt Not Kill. That Is All.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-743164967279877172015-02-10T07:43:23.950-05:002015-02-10T07:43:23.950-05:00 Sometimes things get warped in the chaos of dem... Sometimes things get warped in the chaos of democracy. <br /> I have for sometime been considering these end of life questions in medicine.<br /> We have become so sophisticated in our technology. ...that we can in some ways abuse life by carrying it on. Our technology is so supportive that it can blur the lines between life and death. Can blurr life and blurr death. <br /> Is a person on ECMO for heart and long support really alive after a week? What is the right treatment for cancer after multiple surgeries and chemos? We known certain diseases present these questions. We have traveled very far down a very sophisticated path for some of these problems in medicine...and we have drug our patients with is. We have given them no other choices. <br /><br />I do not support or promote euthanasia. But we as a church as a culture as a medical profession have done a very poor job of use tying the real question.<br /><br />The real question is not about euthanasia at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-44355117517803675692015-02-08T16:47:40.170-05:002015-02-08T16:47:40.170-05:00The Paper Clip Project seemed to me an excellent w...The Paper Clip Project seemed to me an excellent way to show how these numbers of deaths too large to really visualize made the numbers real to people. I always thought something similar to this would be a great way to show just how many "x" millions is when wanting to show the real effects of abortion. Could be a good tool for pro-life groups to illustrate based on a simple school project in a tiny town in Tenn.,USA. Read more at http://oneclipatatime.org/paper-clips-project/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-17315883465066875792015-02-08T15:12:21.116-05:002015-02-08T15:12:21.116-05:00I think anything non-violent we can think of doing...I think anything non-violent we can think of doing is good. I'm pretty radical in my convictions, really, so am open to all unreasonable suggestions! Non-violence has to be the key, though, eh? Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-69294900975453081202015-02-08T10:31:32.318-05:002015-02-08T10:31:32.318-05:00Perhaps it is time for Catholics in Canada to offe...Perhaps it is time for Catholics in Canada to offer some more active (while still non-violent) resistance to the regime of death which is our nation-state. What are your thoughts Father?Jonathan Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676132499788904335noreply@blogger.com