California’s End of Life Option: ‘An Awful Way to Die’

Posted on February 6, 2025 
Filed under Culture wars

“ ‘Imagine dying without pain and suffering, peacefully, in a dignified, controlled manner, on your terms, on a date and at a time of your choosing,’ reads the advertisement for an information session on California’s End of Life Option Act.

To anyone who believes in God’s sovereignty, the last part of that sentence rings false. Even if a person does decide on suicide or assisted suicide, it’s the Lord who numbers our days (Job 14:5; Ps. 139:16). It’s he who gives life, and we’re warned against ending it prematurely (Ex. 20:13; Eccl. 7:17; 1 Cor. 3:16–20).

But the first part of that advertisement may not be true either. …”

– At The Gospel Coalition, Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra shares some details which are distressing but important to be understood.