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Citizens Against Assisted Suicide

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Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

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British Physicians Reiterate Their Strong and Outspoken Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

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On December 1, 2011, the BBC published a statement from a spokesperson for the British Medical Association. The statement reiterates the physicians’ group’s long-standing opposition to assisted suicide and expresses its continued support for current British law , which makes the act of assisting in suicide a criminal offense. Here it is:  "The BMA is opposed to assisted … [Read more...] about British Physicians Reiterate Their Strong and Outspoken Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide

Vermont Disability Rights Group Prepared to Defeat Assisted Suicide Bill in Vermont Again this Legislative Session

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The Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL), a disability rights group that focuses on dignity, independence and civil rights, is preparing to fight the legalization of assisted suicide in Vermont again this legislative session.  In its winter newsletter titled Access Ability, Mark Kaufman lists opposition to assisted suicide among the group's top three priorities.  … [Read more...] about Vermont Disability Rights Group Prepared to Defeat Assisted Suicide Bill in Vermont Again this Legislative Session

Assisted Suicide Violates the Common Good and Puts the Most Vulnerable at Risk

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Mark Pickup, a disability rights activist, has written a compelling opinion against assisted suicide.   He makes an excellent argument that assisted suicide does not promote the common good, tears at our community interdependence and puts the most vulnerable at risk.  "A truly progressive and compassionate society is concerned about life with dignity – especially for those who … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Violates the Common Good and Puts the Most Vulnerable at Risk

Letter by Derek Meidema: My Right to Live Trumps Your Right to Die

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This is an excellent letter out of Canada where the assisted suicide debate is raging because of the current Carter court case that could legalize assisted suicide throughout Canada.  This moving letter, written by Derek Meidema and printed in the National Post today, discusses the pressure to die that legalized assisted suicide puts on the sick and disabled. It further … [Read more...] about Letter by Derek Meidema: My Right to Live Trumps Your Right to Die