Articles on the Elderly & Euthanasia...

Amerika Emulates Nazi Germany:
The Murder of the Down's Syndrome Children
By Joe Pavone

May 9, 2007 -- Today, the New York Times brings us the news that ninety percent of all pregnant women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis choose to have an abortion. If the Times data is accurate, over 45 to 50 thousand infants are murdered each year in Amerika for the crime of being afflicted with Down's syndrome. In Nazi Germany at least 200,000 were killed for being deemed "unworthy of life"-that is, the handicapped, the aged, the retarded. Read for yourself the similarity of the Nazi work and the Amerikan euthanasia by "choice"... [read more]

Passive Euthanasia: Amerika Neglects Its Elderly
By Joe Pavone

February 20, 2007 -- It's my contention that the present-day state of the elderly in Amerika is a condition of general neglect leading to premature death. This is not a blatant and a headline-gathering condition-but rather one hidden from the public eye. It's not a state of actively killing off the elderly a la Dr. Jack Kevorkian, but one of simply abandoning these elderly to a slow death-hence my title-"Passive Euthanasia"... [read more]

Meditations on the Loss of a Mother
By Joe Pavone

March 15, 2007 -- As you know, the loss of mom devastated me just as it did you. Sometimes all alone in the middle of the night I find myself mourning her passing and I grieve over all the difficulties I had in making her last years happy. I did what I could. I only regret I could not do more. It was a blessing to be able to help her when no one - and I really mean no one - stood up for her. I am sorry - very sorry - that she had to suffer as she did on some occasions... [read more]

The Most Precious Thing in the World: A Mothers Love
By Joe Pavone

January 20, 2007 -- My mother, Mary Pavone, passed away on 1/17/07. Besides being filled with grief at her passing, of course I have many memories of her. As an Italian-American, I can share memories with you of holidays filled with great cooking and baking. Mom was a terrific cook and her baking was something to be eagerly awaited. Our home was always filled with the aroma of her sauce and baked goods at those times. Homemade ravioli and fried Italian doughnuts stand out in my mind as her specialties... [read more]

Further Reading...

Terri Schiavo Murdered by Starvation

Euthanasia Introduction - the "mercy killing" of people "not worth living"

History of Nazi Euthanasia

Action T4 - The Nazi Euthanasia Program

Mass Grave of Nazi Euthanasia Victims Discovered

You may email Joe Pavone at: joe@calvinistcontender.org