Beverly LaHaye

About the author: Beverly LaHaye is the chairman and founder of the organization Concerned Women for America.

Since the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion, America has been sliding down a moral slippery slope toward the acceptance of euthanasia as an ethical choice. Although painful circumstances often result from a terminal illness —including financial, physical, and emotional stress—these factors can never justify taking a life. Life is invaluable and must always be respected.

In 1973, the United States Supreme Court created a new "right" when it ruled that abortion was legal. Since then, America has slid down a moral slippery slope. Life has been reduced to a question of convenience. This so-called "right" has become almost untouchable. Legislators at the state and federal level...