…d Friday. “But there’s no money in keeping animals [alive]. It’s all about money. Money. Money.” Doctors should be allowed to end the life of terminally ill people if that is their wish, she said. A couple of comments about the blurb from Carr: I guess she didn’t get the memo about the cold reality of animal euthanasia and suffering; It’s interesting to hear Carr rant about nursing homes. Disability advocates tried to do the same thing when the mu…
…CW. During the election, proponents touted it as providing “choice” for end-of-life decisions. A glossy brochure declared, “Only the patient — and no one else — may administer the [lethal dose].”2 The Act, however, does not say this — anywhere. The Act also contains coercive provisions. For example, it allows an heir who will benefit from the patient’s death to help the patient sign up for the lethal dose. How the Act Works The Act requires an app…
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…, allowing hospitals and doctors to end intensive procedures at various end-of-life stages.” He includes assisted suicide in the same context. It is not a coincidence that Compassion & Choices’ Barbara Coombs Lee was previously employed as an HMO executive. In Oregon, Barbara Wagner and Randy Stroup received letters from Oregon Medicaid denying coverage for prescribed chemotherapy. The letters noted, however, that the state would cover the $100 co…
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