Rev. Austin Miles
Right to die vs. right to live
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By Rev. Austin Miles
March 17, 2016


SACRAMENTO 3/16/16 – The California State Legislature recently passed the right-to-die bill. Governor Jerry Brown signed it into law which becomes legal on June 9th. The measure allows physicians to supply the pills or shots that will end a life that has become intolerable.

This bill was spurred on by 29 year old Brittany Maynard who suffered painful brain cancer and pleaded to have her life ended to put her out of her misery.

Since California had no such law, she and her husband took up residence in Oregon where euthanasia is legal. Her husband returned to push the Right to die legislation in Sacramento.

While it is understandable that when a life is destined to end, and consists of excruciating pain that cannot be soothed, the individual should be able to make the choice for death with dignity. However, there must be strict guidelines throughout this process.

For example in several countries that have adopted this law, involuntary euthanasia arose, where one is arbitrarily put to death, as laws became more permissive. This has created a mechanism where someone who is considered too expensive to government health care assistance, or, is simply in the way, a Pandora's Box is opened. I remember a video showing a man about to be euthanized screaming, "No I don't want to die!" Didn't matter, he had become too expensive and in the way. This is unacceptable.

In the Netherlands, 1,040 people have died without their consent. Before legalization, doctors would euthanize patients and then falsely sign the death certificates as "natural causes."This gives meaning to the Death Panels that Sarah Palin worried about. Actually we already have active death panels with involuntary euthanasia. It is called abortion.

The only way this bill should go forward, is to add a stipulation that physician assisted suicide can only take place with the consent to that procedure from the individual targeted, not by a death panel, not a relative nor anybody else. This addition to the legislation must be mandatory. Legislation without thinking leads to disaster.

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Photo Caption: Gov. Jerry Brown Signing Death Bill

Photo Credit: California Government Photo


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Rev. Austin Miles

Sadly, Rev. Austin Miles passed away on April 12, 2023, at age 89. His memorial service was held June 3, 2023. His obituary can be read here.

He has broken many major stories including the required study of Islam in the public schools, and reviews books, movies and concerts which brought him an award from University of California at Fullerton for Critical Review. He was a writer/researcher and technical consultant for the multi-award winning series "Ancient Secrets of The Bible," which debuted on CBS TV and has been in constant re-runs since.

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