Clarity: in 2018 America, there is a “right to die” party
and a “right to try” party. Think of that. At minimum, this must necessarily be
divisive, as these mindsets are, by definition, of life and death
importance…and will utterly shape the worldview of those who possess them.
Democrats
continually push to legalize assisted suicide and protect and expand “abortion rights.” Well, if you can’t
prevent them from being born, you can at least try to kill ‘em early!
President
Trump just signed into law a bill that would allow those diagnosed with
terminal illnesses to bypass the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and try
experimental treatments. The “Right to Try Act of 2017,” sponsored by Wisconsin
Republican Ron Johnson, passed the House of Representatives last week on a
party-line vote of 250 to 169, after unanimously passing the Senate last
August. Upon signing the bill, the president said: “As I proudly sign this
bill, thousands of Americans will have the help, the hope and the fighting
chance—and I think it’s going to be better than chance—that they will be cured,
that they will be helped, that they will be able to be with their families for
a long time, or maybe just for a longer time. But we’re able to give them the
absolute best we have at this current moment, at this current second. We’re
going to help a lot of people. It’s an honor to be signing this.” Touching sentiments, indeed.
Trump’s
action would, at worst, seem to be uncontroversial, especially given that the
FDA drug approval process can take up to 15
years. But Democrats claim the bill peddles “false hope,” and may place
patients “at risk.” Research groups, and some groups purportedly representing
patients have deemed the legislation “unsafe.” “False hope” is fake news. Unsafe? May place these patients at
risk?! Holy-bleeping-bleep-ass-cow!! They’re already nearly certain to
die soon or they wouldn’t be seeking experimental new treatments!
To
recap, Democrats will make sure the elderly and terminally ill have the option
to die quickly-- if artificially-- but think it is too “risky” to allow them to
try new drugs that may or may not help them
live longer. Too risky for whom? There
are no words to adequately describe this madness…or evil.
Democrats
incessantly try to legalize marijuana and other illicit drugs, saying things
like, “Hey, pot might have health benefits, man,” or “Give the addicts a safe
place to shoot up and provide them with clean needles, it’s the humane thing to
do.” But they are firmly against letting people use potentially life-saving
drugs. Unbelievable. This is akin to saying: “We’ll shoot you in the head if
you like, but we don’t want to allow you to have access to a gun, because that
would be too risky.”
That we
don’t know if the Right To Die Party or the Right To Try Party will ultimately
prevail is unspeakably sad.
Last I
checked, we all have the right to sigh.
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