Over the past few centuries, especially since the 18th-century Enlightenment, secularization has slowly eroded the Judeo-Christian sanctity-of-life ethic, as I document painstakingly in my book The Death of Humanity: And the Case for Life. As intellectuals and opinion leaders jettisoned the Christian religion, they also called into question many Christian values, including its prohibitions on suicide and euthanasia. Read More ›