public safety and public laws will set legal anchors to insure against slides down Dr. Dobsen’s proposed “slippery slope”. Judge Reinhardt, of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, addressed the “slippery slope” argument:This same nihilistic argument can be offered against any constitutionally-protected right or interest. Both before and after women were found to have a right to have an abortion, critics contended that legalizing that medical procedure would lead to its widespread use as a substitute for other forms of birth control or as a means of racial genocide.Recognition of any right creates the possibility of abuse. The slippery slope fears the opponents of Roe v. Wade have, of course, not materialized. The legalization of abortion has not undermined our commitment to life generally; nor, as some predicted, has it led to widespread infanticide. Similarly, there is no reason to believe that legalizing assisted suicide with parameters will lead to the horrific consequences its opponents imply and suggest. There is another argument the Judeo-Christian society exploits against the freedom to choose one’s destiny: God’s will. Those of this religious background argue that life is a gift from God and is thus only to be taken by God. Any intervention to end a human’s life by means of suicide is not only committing murder, but also “playing God“. This is the same argument that was used against surgery only a hundred years ago. Is open-heart surgery “playing God”? Is using artificial birth control or getting a blood transfusion “playing God” or God’s will? From an impartial perspective, one would gather that these religious denominations use the Will of their God to justify their extreme positions of promoting life with disregard to the individual’s rights to life they are trying to control. Through their blind acceptance, they reject...
