…nt recommendation that doctor-prescribed suicide is sometimes the best medical treatment. Innocent people who are not terminal and are not making a voluntary and informed choice will lose their lives as a result. Because as we all know, doctors are not good at predicting when people will die. For example, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2008, the same kind of cancer that Brittany Maynard had. His wid…

…nt recommendation that doctor-prescribed suicide is sometimes the best medical treatment. Innocent people who are not terminal and are not making a voluntary and informed choice will lose their lives as a result.   Because as we all know, doctors are not good at predicting when people will die. For example, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2008, the same kind of cancer that Brittany Maynard had. His w…

…hether disabled or not. Drawing on those same principles, we supported medical marijuana because of the relief it brings to many disabled people.   We chose our name Second Thoughts because we find that many people, once they delve below the surface appeal of assisted suicide, have “second thoughts” and oppose it. In Massachusetts a month before the election, 68% of voters supported the ballot question. But just as closer looks in Massachusetts –…

…nt recommendation that doctor-prescribed suicide is sometimes the best medical treatment. Innocent people who are not terminal and are not making a voluntary and informed choice will lose their lives as a result.   Because as we all know, doctors are not good at predicting when people will die. For example, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2008, the same kind of cancer that Brittany Maynard had. His w…

…nt recommendation that doctor-prescribed suicide is sometimes the best medical treatment. Innocent people who are not terminal and are not making a voluntary and informed choice will lose their lives as a result.   Because as we all know, doctors are not good at predicting when people will die. For example, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2008, the same kind of cancer that Brittany Maynard had. His w…