Spare a thought
Spare a thought for the parents of Jenni Murray, a radio broadcaster and host of BBC 4's “Woman's Hour” show.
Murray has spoken out in favour of changes to the law to allow assisted suicide. She is quoted as stating that “the last thing she wanted was for her children to suffer from her being desperately ill”. She is also reported as saying that she “does not want to look after her sick and aging mother, and plans to end her own life when she becomes a burden to those around her”.
So why do I feel sorry for her parents?
Apparently her mother suffers from Parkinson's Disease, and is currently being cared for by her father. As if that is not burden enough, should they need any assistance in the future, their daughter is publicly implying that to ask for such assistance would be unfairly imposing on their children. As far as I can see, Ms Murray's statements clearly point her parents in the direction she thinks they ought to go.
Murray is also quoted as saying that “the law against assisted suicide is supported by a ‘religious minority’ who hold to an outdated moral view that human life is inherently valuable and that children have a legitimate obligation to care for elderly parents”.
If these quotes are accurate, then one can only despair at the lack of intelligence and ethics of someone who is supposed to provide quality journalism and thought. Such views are simply evil and foolish.
Read reports in The Times, The Telegraph, and at LifeSite News.