Mercy or Murder? Thoughts on Euthanasia

–– Paul Schlehlein

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Should doctors or family members be allowed to help a person die if they have a painful or terminal illness? Some first-world countries would answer yes, as euthanasia is legal in a handful of nations like the Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Ecuador, and Spain. In 2024, eight South African doctors published their opinions in a national medical journal in hopes of persuading the nation’s High Court to legalize euthanasia. Should more societies follow suit? 

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TARIF: The Killing Ground

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Today is Tuesday, June 27th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga

The Killing Ground

This Sunday in northwest Nigeria a man was stoned to death by angry Muslims after he supposedly blasphemed the prophet Muhammed. The video shows a large crowd that included children pelting Usman Buda, a butcher, with stones. By the time the police arrived, Buda was unconscious and was later pronounced dead. The guilty parties will almost certainly escape justice, as is almost always the case. 

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