Whose life is it anyway ?

Just watched Emmerdale Farm, the episode about Alice's funeral and Jasmine's abortion . Yes I know , we are years behind here in Sweden.

Alice , Sam's wife dies of terminal cancer.
Alice, in dreadful pain in the final stages of cancer , has begged and persuaded Sam to let her go and facilitate her passing.
Her husband Sam has procured the morphine that allowed Alice to slip away peacefully in his arms.

Jasmine, the vicar's 17 year old niece, pregnant by Cain Dingle , has an abortion. Her uncle the vicar is shocked but then seeing the practical side of things supports her decision. It's less messy this way for him.

While making funeral arrangements Sam , bless him , who is all heart and compassion though somewhat mentally challenged while talking to the vicar lets slip that he helped Alice die in peace. The Vicar, in turn , passes on this information on to the police who come and take away Alice's body on the day of the funeral.

I am thoroughly drawn in to this drama feeling outraged at the hypocrisy and moral high ground.

Who's life is it anyway ?

While I honour life and view it as sacred I also value and respect a person's right to decide over his or her life.

What right has the Law or the Church to interfere in these matters ?


The vicar forgiving his niece Jasmine , for choosing to have an abortion but does not forgive his father helping his mother die or Sam helping his wife die.

I feel great anger that in this day and age that one's right to a peaceful death should be denied and that euthanasia , mercy killing as it is also considered to be a crime.

Human rights and rights of the soul : the right to live and the right to die.