The Eyeless “I” of Assisted Suicide

The Eyeless “I” of Assisted Suicide, Fighting it in Canada | LifeNews.com: As the 17th Century poet and divine, John Donne wrote “No man is an island entire unto itself. Every man is a part of the continent, a part of the main. … any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” Only independence and autonomy — the eyeless “I” — sees self and self alone. Interdependence and the interconnectedness of community call for consideration for others — especially the weakest. I do not have a right to ask or demand something that may hurt others.

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