He does such a good job of keeping up with the issues surrounding euthanasia....
In Oregon, the 2010 Death with Dignity report was released. Once
again, the number of assisted suicide deaths have increased. In 2010, there
were 65 reported cases of assisted suicide in Oregon. There were 59
reported deaths from the 96 lethal prescriptions that were written with an
additional 6 deaths from lethal prescriptions written in previous years. The
Oregon stats continue to indicate that elder abuse is likely. Those who died by
assisted suicide indicated that: 61 (93.8%) of the people felt a loss of
autonomy, 61 (93.8%) felt a decreasing ability to participate in activities,
while 51 (78.5%) of the people felt that they had lost dignity. Link: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pas/docs/year13.pdf
In Montana, Senator Greg Hinkle has been working to convince the
majority of the legislators to support Bill
SB 116 that would reverse the Baxter court decision and clearly
prohibit assisted suicide. Montana Senator Blewett has introduced Bill SB 167
that would officially legalize assisted suicide in Montana. Last week, former
New Hampshire representative Nancy Elliott, had a successful week in
Montana speaking to legislators about why they should support SB 116.
If you know any like-minded Montana
citizen, please send them an email and ask
them to call: 406-444-4800 (between 7:30 am - 5:00 pm) to ask their
legislator to support SB 116 - Senator Hinkle's Elder Abuse Prevention Act.
In Vermont, the work to defeat Governor Peter
Shumlin's proposed bill to legalize assisted suicide is heating up. A
website has been established by a group of concerned Vermont citizens who are
working in coalition with groups across Vermont at: http://truedignityvt.org/
In Hawaii, a bill has been introduced to legalize assisted
suicide. Senate Bill SB 803 was introduced by Senator IGE.
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