…preference if they were in similar circumstances or other factors. For the complete comment with examples of problem cases, go here. NDY introduced the comment on assisted suicide this way: Four states, Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California, have statutes legalizing assisted suicide. Where assisted suicide is legal, an heir (someone who stands to inherit from the patient) or abusive caregiver may steer someone towards assisted suicide, witnes…
…Why should it be limited to only people who have a disabling condition that is labeled “terminal?” Why not any disabling condition? Why not a firm decision to commit suicide by any competent person? Please read the rest of the brief here. –Stephen Drake…
…ovided to Jerika, it would appear that no authorities felt it necessary to obtain answers to the many questions the reported facts raise. In the midst of our shock, grief and despair at a system that would so callously throw away the life of a beautiful disabled girl, we have asked, and continue to ask, those questions. Regarding physical pain . . . What was the cause of Jerika’s reported extreme physical pain? Contrary to media misinformation, pa…
…nherent in assisted suicide laws, which set up a two-tiered system for providing suicide prevention for some people and suicide assistance for others, depending on one’s health and disability. For more on that, see my old ADA violation blog. But for now, the Court’s Order provides some welcome relief. The next steps in the case are: Plaintiffs will file a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) no later than November 15, 2021; Defendants will file a respo…
…en predicted to die by all medical caretakers. One of the large unanswered questions is, of course, how can a person’s competency and the informed and voluntary nature of his decision be determined if the timelines are so short and the person so ill. Moreover, while the public sees assisted suicide as applying to long-term conditions like cancer and heart disease at terminal stages, shortening the process could cause assisted suicide to be seen as…
