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- Colorado Home
- Choice is an Illusion, Main Site
- Denver Post Switches Sides: Vote "NO"
- Most States Reject Assisted Suicide
- Gazette Editorial Board: Vote "No" on More Suicide
- How Prop. 106 works
- Patients Lose Right to be Told of Options for Cure
- Dore Memo Opposing Prop. 106
- Oregon Suicide Contagion
- Prop 106 Legalizes Euthanasia
- John Norton, A Cautionary Tale
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Cat shrunk the initative
Prop. 106 (formally I-145) is an eleven page document issued by the State of Colorado. See here for an offical copy. The proponents, however feature a much smaller harder to read font version on their website, which is two pages shorter (9 pages long). The proponents don't want the voters to see what it really says.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Physician-Assisted Suicide Traumatic for Family Members
By Margaret Dore, Esq.
In 2012, a European research study addressed trauma suffered by persons who witnessed legal assisted suicide in Switzerland.[1] The study found that one out of five family members or friends present at an assisted suicide was traumatized. These people,
In 2012, a European research study addressed trauma suffered by persons who witnessed legal assisted suicide in Switzerland.[1] The study found that one out of five family members or friends present at an assisted suicide was traumatized. These people,
experienced full or sub-threshold PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) related to the loss of a close person through assisted suicide.[2]
Friday, October 21, 2016
It Wasn't the Father Saying That he Wanted to Die
My husband and I operate two adult family homes (elder care facilities) in Washington State where assisted suicide is legal. I am writing to urge you to not make Washington’s mistake.
Our assisted suicide law was enacted by a ballot measure in November 2008. During the election, the law was promoted as a right of individual people to make their own choices. That has not been our experience. We have also noticed a shift in the attitudes of doctors and nurses towards our typically elderly clients to eliminate their choices.
"If my doctor had believed in assisted suicide, I would be dead"
Jeanette Hall and her son Scott in November 2000 |
I live in Oregon where assisted suicide is legal. Our law passed in 1997 by a ballot measure that I voted for.
In 2000, I was diagnosed with cancer and told that I had 6 months to a year to live. I knew that our law had passed, but I didn’t know exactly how to go about doing it. I tried to ask my doctor, Kenneth Stevens MD, but he didn’t really answer me. In hindsight, he was stalling me.
Brittany Maynard's Story Sends the Wrong Message to Young People
Will Johnston, MD |
I agree with the Gazette editorial board that legal assisted suicide sends the wrong message to young people. ("Vote 'no' on more suicide," 09/26/16). I also write to describe the damaging impact of the highly publicized case of Brittany Maynard, on my young adult patient who became actively suicidal after watching her video. I understand that her story is now being used to promote assisted suicide legalization in Colorado.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Colorado Springs Gazette Editorial Board: "Vote 'No' on More Suicide"
http://gazette.com/editorial-vote-no-on-more-suicide/article/1586396
Proposition 106 would establish the assisted suicide trade for doctors willing to participate. An out-of-state special interest, funded mostly by billionaire George Soros, has marketed this measure as a form of compassion.
Suicide rates are a crisis in Colorado, and a poorly written plan to legitimize these tragedies raises big concerns.
Suicide rates are a crisis in Colorado, and a poorly written plan to legitimize these tragedies raises big concerns.
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