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What can a breakpoint a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth

for the Colson Center? I'm John Stone Street. Is pain good or is pain bad? That was the

question asked recently by physician and author Matthew Loftus and an essay entitled

Arks of Life that was published over at the New Atlantis. Loftus makes the case that

the contemporary obsession with avoiding pain has led to an increasing acceptance of doctor

assisted suicide in euthanasia, even for infants and for those suffering with mental distress.

Our approach to pain amounts to Loftus says eliminating suffering by killing the sufferer.

The pill is made mostly to our collective commitment to autonomy. Quote, the euthanasia regime

begins with a pitch to the smartest among us. When you like to go out before the party

winds down, before age and decrepitude shatter the autonomy and strength you cherish so deeply,

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