World famous fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett died last Thursday aged 66. He had battled Alzheimer’s disease for 8 years and had become a tireless campaigner for assisted suicide. While his death has the right to life movement upbeat it has also highlighted the void between the right to life and assisted suicide movements.The (un)Australian spoke with the Reverend Fred Nile today, “we are so glad he died naturally. I had been praying for an early death for him and had even asked the almighty to send some intervening angel like an out of control car or murdering psychopath to kill him. His death is an important victory for God fearing souls like me.”

A search has begun for a new standard bearer and assisted suiciders have been imagining the deaths of all sorts of people who can take up their cause. “Old people like the King of Thailand are not ideal candidates. He hasn’t much to live for and anyway, imagining his death is a crime over there and we are not criminals. Someone vigorous and young like Shane Warne would be great” a spokesman for Exit International told The (un(Australian. “Imagine if he got some horrible wasting disease and decided to take himself out before the onset, it would make for great television and be great PR.” Pratchett’s death from natural causes was “a great blow”she said. “Sir Terry was a great asset to our movement. He was successful, rich, intelligent and relatively young. He had so much to live for. The fact that he wanted to end it all at his own hand said so much that was positive about assisted suicide. Now he has died it’s hard to see how we will replace him. Personally I just wish I could have been there to help him;’

Funeral details have not been announced.

Damien Ryan writes for The unAustralian on ethical isues. He has no problem with this.

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