NH committee votes against assisted suicide bill
(November 10, 2009)
A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing  from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it.

Connecticut court asked to redefine "suicide"
(October 9, 2009)
Assisted-suicide advocates ask court to declare that physician-assisted suicide is a recognized term of medical art called "aid-in-dying."

Can we afford "America's Affordable Health Choices Act"?
What does Section 1233 of HR 3200 do? What does the "continuum of of end-of-life services" mean? Why is Compassion & Choices (the former Hemlock Society) leading the charge for Section 1233?
Will assisted suicide be included in advance care planning consultations?
 
In Canada, Francine LaLonde has again introduced an assisted suicide bill. If passed, the bill would amend the Criminal Code to permit a doctor to assiste a patient's suicide if the patient is EITHER (A) in severe physical or mental pain, or (B) terminally ill.

Every assisted-suicide bill that has been introduced in the United States this year is modeled on Oregon's "Death with Dignity Act." Proponents claim assisted suicide is working well in that state, but facts about Oregon's law indicate their claim is false.

Baxter v. Montana amicus curiae brief (PDF)

News and Views...

"Dial 911 for Suicide Assistance?"
( American Thinker - WA, USA - September 28, 2009 )
If a suicidal cancer patient calls 911 in Washington State, will she be provided with all "end-of-life options," including a referral to the assisted-suicide advocacy group, Compassion & Choices? More

"Talking Seniors to Death"
( American Thinker - September 6, 2009 )
Seniors will have less money to spend next year but they may not have to live on such meager funds for long. The government is going to help them plan how they want to die....Section 1233 of the current House bill (HR 3200) didn't just show up on the doorstep of health care reform, but was packaged and delivered by Compassion & Choices, the assisted-suicide advocacy group previously known as the Hemlock Society. More

"Families of Dying Say Assisted Suicide Is Right"
( ABC News - September 2, 2009 )
Montana families challenging law, saying that ''denying their loved ones a 'compassionate option' to their end-of-life robs them of their right under the state constitution.'' But others warn that ''because assisted suicide is less expensive than other treatment, it would be more attractive to insurance companies.'' More

"Sentenced to death on the NHS"
( The Daily Telegraph - London, UK - September 2, 2009 )
Patients with terminal illnesses are being made to die prematurely under an NHS scheme to help end their lives, leading doctors warn today. More

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