That slippery slope

Today I attended a conference on Palliative Care. The speakers centered on the subjects concerning ethical decision making, euthanasia and the like. I find it so upsetting to see how our culture is moving. We are not so far removed from the way of the Netherlands. There, you can remove life, young or old with the stroke of a pen. The reason doesn't seem to have to be all that convincing. "Suffering" is such an open term. The bioethical discussion and debates that took place today have all of the mappings towards a culture of death. We are so concerned with the patient autonomy (which is important) that we find ourselves rationalizing what is a good quality of life. What type of life is meaningful? Are we wanted? Are we valued?
I also found it interesting some of the vendor displays that were at the conference. There was quite an array of books from a London bookstore. They were all books concerning themselves with Palliative Care. Among the dozens of books, I could not find a single one that had a Christian theme or author. There were many New Age books on finding your inner self, or inner peace. There was also one book "How To Pray Without Being Religious". My question is, who are they supposed to pray to? Perhaps they pray to themselves or a statue or a pet. Who knows. New Age seems to be a common theme in health care and particularly in palliative care. We know that a spiritual search is within all of us. We all long to find what it is that fills the hole in our lives. When I think of these books, I feel like they are just covers filled with emptiness. There will never be peace if the advice is adhered to. If there is a sense of some peace, it will be short lived and will certainly prove itself when a person's life on this earth is over and they pass into eternity.
I do believe these authors and promoters will be called to answer for leading so many into dead end streets. We need to speak for Christ in word and in deed. People must be respected for their belief that they may have, but we need to be alert to the call of the Holy Spirit to reveal the Truth of God's love for them. He loved us all so much that He sacrificed His one and only Son, so that we could live with Him forever.