International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Addressing the issues of euthanasia, assisted suicide, advance directives, assisted suicide proposals, "right-to-die" assisted suicide in Oregon, cases, euthanasia practices in the Netherlands, disability rights, pain control and much, much more.

What's New...

"Physician-Assisted Suicide in Oregon: A Medical Perspective,"
Herbert Hendin, M.D. and Kathleen Foley, M.D. (Michigan Law Review, Vol. 106; 8, June 2008).
While previous articles have examined assisted suicide from legal and ethical perspectives, this article examines the Oregon law from a medical perspective. The authors found that seemingly reasonable safeguards which were written into the Oregon law for the care and protection of terminally ill patients, do not appear to have achieved their purpose.

"Killing without mercy," (Calgary Herald, 5/8/08)
Canadian lawmaker plans to introduce her euthanasia and assisted-suicide bill again.

Funding Watch
Assisted-suicide activists loudly proclaim that those who oppose transforming assisted suicide into a "medical treatment" are well-funded. However, the reality is that assisted-suicide activists are driving attempts to legalize assisted suicide in Washington with huge donations. Contributions made by assisted-suicide advocacy groups and by campaign spokesperson, former Governor Booth Gardner, through 3/28/08, total $462,670. (4/21/08)

Debate about I-1000 (video)
Debate, sponsored by the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs, features Duane French and Booth Gardner.

"Euthanasia: False Light"
View the ITF's compelling 15-minute video, the winner of two prestigious national Telly Awards. Narrated by actor, Joseph Campanella, the video looks at euthanasia and assisted suicide through the eyes of five people -- three patients, a doctor, and a hospice nurse, all of whom speak from their hearts, not from a script.

"Oregon's assisted-suicide law: Revealing Quotes from Those in the Know
Documented statements made by assisted-suicide advocates shed light on the assisted-suicide agenda.

Ten Years of Assisted Suicide in Oregon
What can be learned from the first ten years of official reports? What can be learned from the statements of those who are most involved in implementing and reporting about the Oregon law? (Fully documented fact sheet, including official statistics.)

Analysis of Initiative 1000, Washington State's assisted-suicide proposal.
Background, text of initiative, articles and links to information about Washington.

Latest ITF Update
Washington state assisted-suicide initiative filed; Montana law suit challenges state law against assisted suicide; Campaign to make suicide a medical treatment; New assisted-suicide bills introduced in Arizona & Wisconsin; European assisted-suicide advocates resort to Kevorkian-style tactics; Cost-saving Swiss hospitals allow on-site assisted suicide; News notes on Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Colombia, India, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. (2/6/08)

2007 legislative measures to legalize assisted-suicide.
Most of the 2007 proposals are virtually identical to Oregon's assisted-suicide law. Such attempts are not new.
From 1994 through 2007, 89 legislative proposals in 22 states that would have legalized assisted suicide have failed.

"Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide & Health Care Decisions: Protecting Yourself & Your Family."
• Table of Contents
• Part 1: Detailed and extensively documented report about the latest in attempts to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia, along with practical tips for addressing these topics. (82.6 Kb)
• Part 2: Facts and practical information about advance directives including the difference between the Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. (51.3 Kb)

To obtain the Protective Medical Decisions Document (the ITF's durable power of attorney for health care), call 740-282-3810 or 800-958-5678 between 8:30am and 4:30pm (eastern time).

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