Gleanings from the blogosphere, Sept. 21

Ed Morrissey at Captain's Quarters tells of a Swiss organization that wants to expand access to assisted suicide (permissible in Switzerland for the terminally ill), arguing it should be made available to the chronically depressed. They say that "we should see in principle suicide as a marvellous possibility given to human beings because they have a conscience." It's a horrifying example of the slippery slope at work.