🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, I always assumed we’d all agree that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple.
Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n
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I'd hope there are far more people like Dr Clarke in this world than there are like Parriss.
When does his plan kick-in...?
Abortion > Infanticide >
EUTHANASIA
Voluntary > INVOLUNTARY!!!
And now we've got Grayling suggesting that anyone who uses a wheelchair or needs to take daily medication should be included in the criteria too.
One assumes (at age 75) he's somehow miraculously free of any daily medication himself.
9 times out of 10 he was sensible.
But the 10th time?
What should we do about logistic issues?
Mike: "Kill the first born male child of every family in the company"
THAT is Parris.
Then he'll fight for every moment of life and whine about the lack of government assistance
Conservatives are very logical and without emotion for others' suffering until it comes for them.
He is a lovely human being.
This article reinforces his caring sharing Tory attributes.
In his Times piece, he rehearses an argument often used by opponents of AD to fight legal change - that with time, it will lead to people feeling pressured to end their lives prematurely (for it would be socially irresponsible of them not to). 2/n
And far from rejecting that world, he positively embraces it. 3/n
Answer: we simply can’t afford to carry their burdensome weight any longer. 4/n
People whose economic output has waned yet who still insist on sponging off society, sorry, living. 5/n
The frail, old, disabled, vulnerable (perhaps we could group them together as the herd) are society’s burden, its fiscal drag. 6/n
I hope this first legislative step is successful, and I personally feel it's too restrictive.
But each further step should be thoroughly investigated & debated B4 it is passed.
Why do we treat animals differently?
If they won’t “choose” the decent thing, the painless cull, then economic realities must impose it upon them. 7/n