The Democratic base is very dialed into abortion rights as an issue more broadly.

Same-sex marriage rights.

The state's last abortion provider.

They have now apologized to his congregation.

They believe the Bible has application for every part of our lives as a Southern Baptist.

The problem is also not just a shift in a position.

In the midst of all of today's noise and confusion, we need a voice that cuts through the chaos to bring wisdom and clarity.

Welcome to The Roy's Report with Julie Roy's, an hour-long show exploring critical issues related to faith and culture from a uniquely Christian perspective.

Now, here's your host, Julie Roy's.

Welcome to The Roy's Report, brought to you in part by Judson University. I am Julie

Roy's, and I'm so glad that you've joined me to talk about what is admittedly a very sobering

but important subject, euthanasia and assisted suicide. So what do you think about euthanasia or

assisted suicide? Is this a humane way to usher those with terminal illnesses into the next life?

Or is it simply a way to pressure those that we consider a burden to take their own life? Over the past

25 years, the move to legalize assisted suicide has accelerated

rapidly. In 1997, Oregon became the first state to legalize euthanasia. Today, eight states

in the District of Columbia have joined Oregon's ranks. A ninth state will be added in September

when a new law goes into effect in Maine. Over the years, nearly 1,500 people in Oregon have

died from ingesting drugs legally prescribed by a doctor. In the state of Washington, nearly

1,400 people have done the same. But that's nothing compared to the numbers of people

euthanized worldwide. In the Netherlands, for example, where assisted suicide was first made legal,

more than 6,000 people die by euthanasia and assisted suicide every single year. And just about a

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