Seattle Elder Law Attorney Discusses What Lawyers Should Be Telling Clients About “Death With Dignity” Act

May 14, 2009assisted suicide, elder law, legislation, margaret dore, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality checkStephen Drake

…iation Guardianship and Elder Law Section. For more information, visit her website at www.margaretdore.com. 1 The Act was passed by the voters in November as Initiative 1000 and has now been codified as RCW chapter 70.245. 2 I-1000 color pamphlet, “Paid for by Yes! on 1000.” 3 RCW §§ 70.245.030 and .220 state that one of two required witnesses to the lethal-dose request form cannot be the patient’s heir or other person who will benefit from the pa…

AMICUS BRIEF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS AMICI: NOT DEAD YET, ADAPT, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK, DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND THE UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION

…ed “terminal”? Why not any disabling condition? Why not a firm decision to commit suicide by any competent person? Why should the constitutional right be limited to providing only lethal medications? Why not lethal injections? If such a constitutional right exists, why should a person’s right be limited to “aid” only from doctors? What about family members, friends, or advocates? BACKGROUND Plaintiffs claim, and the District Court found, that proh…

NDY Urges AMA To Affirm Longstanding Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

February 15, 2017aid in dying, AMA, AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, American Medical Association, assisted suicide, death with dignity, Oregon Assisted Suicide DataDiane Coleman

…armacies that dispense the drugs. As the early state reports admitted: “As best we could determine, all participating physicians complied with the provisions of the Act. . . . Under reporting and noncompliance is thus difficult to assess because of possible repercussions for noncompliant physicians reporting to the division.” Further emphasizing the serious limits on state oversight under the assisted suicide law, Oregon authorities also issued a…

Transcript of Bax & Obrien Interview on Final Exit Network

March 16, 2009assisted suicide, crime and punishment, final exit network, media coverage, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…and it’s long-term effects on individuals. You can check it out at http://www.quinonostante.com/. This transcript should be mostly accurate. Dawn left a few blanks where she wasn’t quite sure what was said. I filled it in as best I could. Any errors in this are undoubtedly mine – in failing to check carefully in filling in the blanks. An additional note – the show had two hosts – but I couldn’t for the life of me tell them apart and still can’t….

NDY Public Comment on CDC Draft Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

…mendations which now emphasize a case-by-case risk/benefit approach (see Recommendation #4). However, in the commentary, there are references to 50 MME as a point of caution. This may suggest to some policymakers that any dose of 50 MME is suspect regardless of circumstances. Instead of using specific dosage amounts as “red flags”, the commentary should encourage clinicians to use the lowest effective dose and to do a risk/benefit analysis when co…