“You see George, you really had a wonderful life, don’t you see what a mistake it would be to throw it all away?”

These words still fresh in mind from the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” always hits hard, the angel Clarence pleading with George Bailey not to take his own life.

The concern for George’s life is not just from his guardian angel, but from his wife, Mary, who knew he was troubled. She encouraged their children to pray, she called everyone in town to help, and all of his family and friends acted to save him.

Today, the message to people in crisis who are considering throwing it all away is quite the opposite. Some even suggest suicide is the logical choice — “You don’t want to be a burden to your family” or you deserve “death with dignity.” There is nothing dignified in death by suicide.

Now, politicians are weighing into the life and death debate, sending a clear message that people are expendable, encouraging them to get out of the way, and forcing the medical community to participate in ending the lives of their patients.

Illinois just became the thirteenth state to allow physician-assisted suicide with Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) signing the “End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act” into law on Dec. 12, 2025.

Unfortunately, these laws don’t remain just for the terminally ill for long. In states that have passed such ghoulish death sentences, the parameters soon expand.

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