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.
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Depressed patients are receiving prescriptions for assisted
suicide in Oregon, according to British
Medical Journal. (Oct. 8, 2008)
Campaign Against Washington's I-1000 Releases Ads Featuring Actor, Martin Sheen (Article
contains links to radio and TV ads opposing Washington assisted-suicide
initiative.)
Sheen says, "When I heard about I-1000, I wanted to help stop it before
it harms people who are at risk."
"An Open Letter to Baroness Warnock on Assisted Suicide" (American Thinker,
10/4/08)
When she said people with Alzheimer's should be able to appoint someone
to request euthanasia for them, Britain's leading medical ethicist,
Baroness Mary Warnock, caused a firestorm of controversy. A similar, but
little known, proposal was made by those in the forefront of Oregon's
assisted-suicide law and the current Washington State initiative to
legalize assisted suicide.
Latest ITF Update (10/08)
Message to Washington: Oregon assisted suicide
is NOT abuse free
Chronicle of abuses
Annual reports: Not a true
reflection of PAS practice
No real safeguards
One difference in Washington
An open invitation
and much, much more.
$2.5 Million for Assisted Suicide (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Sept. 29, 2008)
Ex-Gov. Booth Gardner, Gardner's family, the American Civil Liberties Union have
joined assisted-suicide advocacy groups in bankrolling efforts to pass an
Oregon-style assisted suicide law in Washington State.
"Assisted
suicide: Conspiracy and control" (Oregonian;
Sept. 24, 2008)
"Members of Compassion & Choices authored and proclaim they are the stewards
of Oregon's assisted-suicide law....They have arranged and participated in
75% of Oregon's assisted-suicide cases."
"Oregon's
Suicidal Approach to Health Care" (American Thinker;
Sept. 14, 2008)
Oregon seems to have found a surefire way to lower health care costs:
Tell the patient you'll pay for drugs that will end her life, but not those
that would extend her life." Now, Oregon assisted-suicide activists
are trying to bring the Oregon experience to Washington.
"Letter
noting assisted suicide raises questions" (KATU TV; Portland, OR; July
31, 2008)
I nterview with Barbara Wagner who was denied chemotherapy, but offered
assisted suicide, by the Oregon Health Plan. Includes link to video
interview.
"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.
"Euthanasia: False Light"
(15-minute video)
View the ITF's compelling 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.
Assisted-suicide proposals
Most of the 2007 proposals are virtually identical to Oregon's assisted-suicide law. Such attempts
are not new.
From 1994 through 2007, 90 legislative
proposals in 23 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.
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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)
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