The
following excerpts are from EWTN
News:
A
bill introduced in Peru to legalize euthanasia has met with harsh
criticism from a cancer doctor who said that it fails to respect
human life and dignity.
Dr.
Luis Raez, director of the Memorial Cancer Institute (MCI) in Broward
County, Florida, told EWTN News that although “de-penalizing
euthanasia does not sound so bad,” what is really being sought is
the legalization of murder.
“This
attempt to legalize euthanasia will cause terrible harm to those who
are ill,” warned Raez, who also serves as an associate professor at
Florida International University.
The
legislative proposal was entered for processing in the Peruvian
Congress March 4, with the title “Law that de-penalizes mercy
killing and that declares that the implementation of euthanasia is a
need of the public and in the national interest.”
The
document was signed by parliament members Roberto Angulo, Juan Pari,
Eulogio Romero, Sergio Tejada, Esther Saavedra, Claudia Coari and
Jorge Rimarachin.
Congresswomen
Coari and Tejada have in the past voiced support for legalizing
abortion as well.
The
euthanasia bill is in the hands of the Constitution and Rules
Committee and the Justice and Human Rights Committee for debate and a
vote. If it passes this stage, it will be examined by the full
Peruvian Congress.
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