Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Mostert: Apologize to the Severely Disabled, Dr. Phil

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April 24, 2012 (WND) - Dr. Phil owes more than 50 million people in the U.S. with disabilities an apology. Late last week he ran a segment that was unapologetically pro-death masquerading as an informed serious debate. 

The topic? Whether people with severe disabilities should be killed because they have no quality of life. 

Couched in sympathetic close-ups, Dr. Phil made only the most rudimentary attempt at a balanced argument before showing his hand for what it was—that as a powerful member of the media he tacitly supported the idea that euthanasia is an acceptable and even desirable way to dispose of people who are unable to speak or fend for themselves. (continue reading...)