…so, Medscape seems to shy away from asking new questions in keeping with research. Some questions are ambiguous and are not qualified in the way they should be. This is probably one reason why “it depends” is such a common answer. The survey does illustrate broad trends though and it is useful to read the survey in its entirety. Some of the reported comments are provocative but the better we understand doctors’ views, the better we can hone counte…
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…dical-ethics/opinion2037.page [11] Compassion and Choices Timeline: http://www.compassionandchoices.org/who-we-are/timeline/ [12] Not Dead Yet blog on the New Hampshire bill: http://notdeadyet.org/2009/01/new-hampshire-poised-to-redefine.html [13] Margaret Dore’s analysis of Oregon and Washington assisted suicide laws: http://www.choiceillusion.org/p/the-oregon-washington-assisted-suicide.html [14] National Elder Abuse Incidence Study 1998: http:/…
…because of the real-world threats it poses. HB 5326, like all assisted suicide laws, draws on shoddy science to create dangerous public health policy. The bill would establish a government recommendation that doctor-prescribed suicide is sometimes the best 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…
