Don’t Use It Or Lose It

The devoutly Catholic Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg blocked the passage of a law permitting euthanasia and is now paying the price: Legislators have decided to strip him of his veto power by altering the constitution.

Thus the last non-ceremonial political act by the last Grand Duke of Europe was in defense of human life. You don’t have to be a sentimentalist about Christendom to think that a splendid way to make your exit.

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